GIVING TUESDAY IS HERE! Help us fully scholarship the January 2026 cohort of aspiring Childcare Professionals

GIVING TUESDAY 2025

You could be the difference for a mother struggling to escape poverty.

LEAPcares' "Six Weeks To A Job" program offers the training and practicum needed to certify new childcare professionals, provides childcare for participants’ own children during the training, and helps place them in jobs upon graduation – all on a six-week timeline.

But we need your help to do it!

Supplies, certifications, and childcare costs $600-1300 for each person in the program -- well out of reach for a woman in poverty. That's why LEAPcares strives to cover these fees for all trainees.

For Giving Tuesday, we are raising money to scholarship twenty women- that's a $20,000 goal. Please give to help change someone's story!

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Where Your Donation Goes

$200

Training Materials

Represents the cost of training materials, textbooks, and supplies for one trainee throughout the 6-week program.

$400

Cerification Fees

Helps cover the cost of all required Childcare Licensing fees for one student, such as Food Handler's Permit, First Aid, etc.

$700

Childcare

Represents the cost of childcare for one cohort of trainees (5-10), most of whom have their own children who need to be cared for during class.

What's the Childcare Crisis

Costing Our Community?

Childcare gaps don't just impact families: they impact the entire economy.

Families remain stuck in poverty despite working hard

Kids miss out on crucial early education

Local centers shut down for lack of qualified staff

Talented workers go untapped due to certification barriers

These challenges feel overwhelming, but they're not impossible to fix.

Why Give to LEAP Cares

We know you care deeply about your community and want your giving to truly make a difference.

Measurable Social ROI
Every dollar you invest generates quantifiable returns: employed caregivers, operating childcare centers, and working parents contributing to the economy.

Community-Centered
We cultivate solutions from within the community, creating sustainable change rather than temporary fixes or external dependencies.

Triple Impact
One investment helps three groups simultaneously: trainees gain careers, centers get stable staff, and families access reliable childcare.

Fiscally Responsible
We are transparent stewards of your investment, maximizing every dollar to create the most impact possible. See our financials and track our results.