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Gateway Early Childhood Alliance Tornado Relief

Grantee: Gateway Early Childhood Alliance

Grant Details

Project Lead Tamyka Perine
Program Area Workforce
Amount $250,000
Year Awarded
Duration 1 year
Summary As the regional hub for early childhood education (ECE), Gateway Early Childhood Alliance is working to create a resilient, thriving early childcare system in the St. Louis region through community connections, power building and advocacy, and capacity building. Gateway Early Childhood Alliance is creating an emergency assistance fund to help ECE centers make needed repairs to reopen, retain teachers, resume operations, and meet families’ immediate needs following the May 2025 tornado.

JSMF’s investment will protect ECE seats and help parents return to work more quickly.