[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1598043409224{margin-top: -60px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 8% !important;padding-bottom: 8% !important;background-image: url(https://staging.houseofdawn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/community_resources_top_window_white.jpg?id=4749) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_row 0=””][vc_column 0=””][mk_ornamental_title font_family=”none” font_size=”48″ ornament_style=”lemo-single” ornament_color=”#381d56″]Community Resources[/mk_ornamental_title][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1638495025731{padding-top: 1% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;background-color: #381d56 !important;}”][vc_column_inner 0=””][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Daycare and Rent Assistance for those financially affected by COVID-19.” main_heading_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”left” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:30px;tablet_portrait:26px;mobile_landscape:20px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:48px;”][/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section 0=””][vc_row][vc_column border_color=”#512c7a” width=”2/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1638495393414{margin-top: 3% !important;margin-bottom: 3% !important;padding-top: 4% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1646926262140{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

We are temporarily suspending our programs while we await new funding.

We are thankful for the number of families we could assist.  Unfortunately we distributed all available funds to assist our applicants.

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All Applicants, Please Note

To help our team process applications more efficiently:

• Please complete and return all required documents at one time.    Unfortunately, your application process will start over each time a missing document is submitted.
• Please do not call to check on missing documents or status.   We will always follow up with you regarding to your application.  Just be sure we have your correct email and phone number. We will provide specific instructions to you via both methods concerning your application.  Unfortunately, missing documents and phone call checks by those who have not checked their email and voice mail only delay check processing.

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New Program Helps Clayton County Families with Childcare Costs

House of Dawn is pleased to announce a new community outreach initiative to help Clayton County families with childcare related expenses so they can return to work. With grant funding from the Clayton County Community Block Grant Program, we are providing short-term financial assistance. The grant funds are limited, and this program will continue until all funds are exhausted. [/vc_column_text][ultimate_spacer height=”40″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1638495042992{margin-bottom: 6% !important;padding-top: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;background-color: #381d56 !important;}”][vc_column_inner 0=””][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Eligibility” heading_tag=”h4″ main_heading_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”left” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:24px;mobile_landscape:18px;”][/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 0=””][vc_column_inner 0=””][mk_custom_list align=”left”]

• Live in Clayton County, Georgia
• Demonstrate financial need
• Parent or primary guardian with child enrolled in daycare.

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STEP 1:  Complete the House of Dawn Childcare Assistance application

You may complete the online form by clicking here

OR

You may download the form by clicking here and complete it on your computer.

STEP 2: Complete the application form and provide required documentation

• Email all documents to bmurray@houseofdawn.org  OR
• Drop off at 182 D  New Dawn Court,  Jonesboro, GA 30236. Leave documentation in sealed envelope in the designated agencies drop box.

All items from the check list must be submitted and application filled out it it’s entirety.

[/vc_column_text][mk_button dimension=”outline” corner_style=”rounded” size=”large” url=”https://staging.houseofdawn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/childcare_assistant_application_fix22098.pdf” target=”_blank” align=”center” outline_skin=”custom” outline_active_color=”#512c7a” outline_active_text_color=”#512c7a” outline_hover_bg_color=”#512c7a” outline_hover_color=”#ffffff”]View/Download Instructions Here[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][ultimate_spacer height=”25″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1638495063410{margin-bottom: 6% !important;padding-top: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;background-color: #381d56 !important;}”][vc_column_inner 0=””][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Required Documents” heading_tag=”h4″ main_heading_color=”#ffffff” alignment=”left” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:24px;mobile_landscape:18px;”][/ultimate_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner 0=””][vc_column_inner 0=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1603375669057{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]____  House of Dawn Childcare Assistance Application

____ Proof of Employment  (choose one bullet)

• Paycheck stubs (provide copies of the last 4 pay stubs)
• Employment letter from your employer
• Department of Labor unemployment verification

____Proof of residency in Clayton County (choose one bullet)

• Two utility bills
• Copy of lease
• Mortgage statement

____ I.D.

____Invoice from childcare center

____W9 form from childcare center[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][ultimate_spacer height=”15″][ultimate_modal modal_title=”More about Childcare Assistance in Georgia” btn_size=”lg” btn_bg_color=”#512c7a” btn_bg_hover_color=”#512c7a” btn_text=”More about Childcare Assistance in Georgia” modal_size=”container” overlay_bg_opacity=”80″ img_size=”80″ btn_txt_color=”#ffffff”]Parents in need of long-term financial help with childcare should apply for Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS) program with the state of Georgia. The House of Dawn Childcare grant  is designated for Clayton County families in need of immediate short-term assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based on data reported by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), childcare is one of the biggest expenses families face. Infant care in Georgia costs $1,030 (15.6%) more per year than in-state tuition for 4-year public college. That makes Georgia one of 33 states and DC where infant care is more expensive than college.

In Georgia, infant care costs just 21.3% less than average rent. Childcare for an infant and a 4-year-old costs more than rent in 20 out of 23 metropolitan and rural areas in Georgia. A typical family in Georgia would have to spend 25.5% of their income on childcare for an infant and a 4-year-old.

For more information about childcare assistance: https://caps.decal.ga.gov/en/[/ultimate_modal][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][mk_image src=”https://staging.houseofdawn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rent-help.jpg” image_size=”full” title=”Rent Assistance” align=”center”][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1603376478176{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]

Please complete the form below and return to bmurray@houseofdawn.org

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