Current Member Information
Welcome New Member of The Children’s Alliance of Mecklenburg County!
We are NOT a 501c3. This was voted on by our members. We will never compete for funds with our members. We are run by dues and the CAN Hub is maintained by NC Child.
We have a monthly membership meeting on the first Wednesday of the month. It is 8:30- 10 am. Since 2021 it has been hybrid – in person at the Ascend Nonprofit Boardroom and on Zoom.
There are currently 2 part time employees:
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Jenny Harbin is the director and has worked with The Children’s Alliance since 2009. She works 15 hours a week. Her background is marketing & communications. She is a retired foster mom and has a passion for the foster care system and youth mental health.
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Frank Crawford works as a consultant and manages our CAN Hub work. Frank is technically retired. His worked at Children Home Society. With a large part of his career spent in working with youth in Juvenile Detention he has a huge passion for advocating for those youth and systems. He was a leader in Mecklenburg County’s effort to support the statewide implementation of Raise the Age. Frank is an original Children’s Alliance Member.
We have a five-person Leadership Team. It is made up for members and the term is 2 years. Every organization is required to take a turn on the team.
We collect dues once a year – our fiscal year starts in January. Our due’s structure is below. It is based on the part of your budget that is devoted to Youth in Mecklenburg County.
We are the Mecklenburg County Child Advocacy Network (CAN) Hub for NC Child. We currently are 1 of 6. The other Counties are: Buncombe, Guilford, Robeson, New Hanover, Wayne.
NC Child is a statewide child advocacy organization. They were established in 2014. Their goal is to advocate for policies that improve the lives of all North Carolina children.
This is our most current copy of our handbook.
Invoices weres sent out to members in January
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