In 2024, Home Grown created the Home Grown Emergency Fund for Severe Weather and National Disasters to support home-based child care providers impacted by these events. This work provides an overview of the first emergency fund for severe weather and national disasters specific to HBCC programs in the United States, summarizing findings from a 2025 survey with 164 participants in North Carolina and Florida about their experiences of response and recovery following hurricanes Helene and/or Milton, as well as their experiences with the Home Grown Emergency Fund.
The Emergency Fund for Severe Weather and National Disasters – Learning from North Carolina and Florida
Mi nombre es Gladys Jones y soy la directora ejecutiva de ECE on the Move. También soy líder en el cuidado infantil, defensora y una persona que vive con una discapacidad.
My name is Gladys Jones, and I'm the Chief Executive Officer of ECE on the Move. I'm also a child care leader, an advocate, and a person living with a disability.
As we commemorate Juneteenth, the field of early childhood education has an opportunity to reflect on the enduring relationship between Black women’s caregiving labor and the American social economy.