Women’s Fund Donates $50,000 to Children First Center

Pictured (left to right): Kayla Lehman (Children First) and son, Gavin; Women’s Fund of Door County Board of Advisors Kristen Jeanquart, Laura Murray, and Ashley Schanock; Lorie Torbeck (Children First)

Children First Development Center got a boost from the Women’s Fund of Door County this week with a $50,000 grant. 

The grant will allow Children First to make facility improvements including new flooring and adding a wall to improve efficiency in two classrooms. Funds will also be used to purchase cribs and other equipment necessary to provide childcare.  

“Children First is grateful for this incredible investment in our organization, as well as all of the  work and funding the Women’s Fund has provided to increase childcare opportunities  throughout our community,” said Kayla Lehman, administrator of Children First. “We are excited to have started renovations and continue to progress  towards providing childcare starting June 3rd with a focus of both alleviating our community’s childcare crisis and providing high quality early childhood educational programming. None of  this would be possible without the support of the Women’s Fund and we are forever grateful.”