Each year, the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children works with local businesses, organizations and individual supporters to collect new and gently used winter coats, along with new winter clothing items, that are then distributed to around 300-400 children who are in need.

» What's needed

• New and gently used clean/washed coats of all sizes
  
  • **Most needed: Sizes 5-10 for boys and girls

• Winter clothing for preschool-aged children
  
  • Gloves and winter hats
  • New packages of socks and underwear

• Kohl's Cash, gift cards and monetary donations to purchase more coats when we run out of sizes that are needed
  
  • Venmo: @CabarrusPartnershipForChildren
  • Donate via PayPal
  • Create a Facebook Fundraiser

We need nominations! Deadline extended to November 10, 2023.

The Anne Laukaitis Champion for Children Award is in honor of Anne’s distinguished Smart Start leadership and her long career dedicated to the service of young children and families in Cabarrus County.

This award is given annually to an exceptional individual who is devoted to public service in Cabarrus County and whose leadership qualities have resulted in significant change for the betterment of young children, families, and communities.

The Cabarrus County Partnership for Children is having a Site Selection Community Meeting for sites interested in becoming an NC Pre-K site for the 2024-2026 cycle on:

November 15, 2023 | 4:00-5:00pm
at the Cabarrus County Partnership for Children
(1307 S. Cannon Blvd, Kannapolis)

The following documents are available for 4 or 5 Star facilities that are applying to become an approved NC Pre-K site for the 2022-2024 contract cycle.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is turning over a new chapter in The Imagination Library legacy - celebrating 200 million books gifted globally since inception in 1995. The early childhood book-gifting program mails a high-quality, free book each month to children from birth to age five and is now excited to celebrate with every child/family enrolled in the program and its Local Program Partners.