College + Child Care = Economic Mobility

Nana Grants pays for child care so low-income, single mothers can attend college.

Our formula is simple: money for college + quality child care = economic mobility. Nana Grants provides child care funding for low-income, single mothers attending a HOPE-eligible college or university in Georgia. Our goal is to remove the uncertainty of continuous, quality child care from the equation so that student mothers can focus on their studies, graduate and have a rewarding, well-compensated career.

More than 40% of Georgia’s low income families are headed by single mothers. Georgia’s HOPE grants and scholarships and Federal Pell Grants provide an affordable path to college. But if you’re a low income single mother without childcare, all the free tuition in the world is of no use to you.

Nana Grants child care funding offers a two-generation approach to breaking the multigenerational cycle of poverty:

• Mothers are empowered to succeed in college.
• Children benefit from a quality early learning of after-school experience.

“Thank you all for accepting me into this program. I'm so thankful. When I got that email, I just cried. I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, everything is falling into place.’” – Nakeira, West Georgia Technical College student

“I can't begin to tell you how much this grant means to me. It has been so nice to go to school and not have to worry about who is going to care for [my daughter] and how I'm going to afford it. My professor said I seem so much more relaxed this semester despite taking more classes than usual. I assured her it's because I'm not having to worry about childcare for the first time since I started school in 2018.” - Tara, West Georgia Technical College

 “Thank you for valuing my military experience as well as my passion to now advance as a civilian in my studies. By awarding me this grant, you have lightened my financial burden which allows me to focus more on the most important aspect of school, learning. Your generosity has inspired me to help others and give back to the community.  I hope one day I will be able to help students achieve their goals just as you have helped me.” - Georgia Northwestern Technical College

"It gets hard, but I remind myself each day I've got to do this. If I don't do this, I'm not just letting myself down, I'm letting her down." - Diana, Georgia Southern University