Smart Start of Mecklenburg County (SSMC) is proud to celebrate 30 years of mobilizing resources, forging partnerships, and supporting families to improve early childhood health, education and development. Created in 1993 by Governor Jim Hunt, Smart Start tackled the issue of children being unprepared to start school. Over the past 30 years, SSMC has been a leader in the community for early childhood, helping ensure that all children in Mecklenburg County enter kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed. Today, SSMC continues our mission by investing time and money in local, evidence-based early childhood initiatives, being a hub for research and collaboration to improve the lives of young children and their families, and serving as an incubator and funder of innovative ideas and practices within the birth-to-five space. Please join us in celebrating 30 years by supporting our 30th Anniversary campaign and events, ultimately helping us ensure that all children in Mecklenburg County turn five ready to thrive!
