August 26, 2022 / News / Immanuel Living

(Kalispell, MT) – Immanuel Lutheran Communities has been awarded a grant through the Child Care Innovation and Infrastructure Grant under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) administered by the state totaling nearly $900,000. These funds will support a childcare initiative by Immanuel to support staffing challenges presented by the lack of childcare availability in the Flathead Valley.  

Jason R. Cronk, President and CEO of Immanuel Lutheran Communities says, “this award fully funds 100% of our request to open a new early learning center, which we have named ‘Growing Roots Early Learning Center’ in Kalispell, MT, and we are targeting 2023 for our full grand opening.”

This new early learning center will serve approximately 74 children ages zero to five, and meets a huge community need, not only for the staff at Immanuel Lutheran Communities, but also for other families in the area struggling to find available childcare.

To learn more about this initiative, please contact Leigh Ann Downie-Economy at LDownie@ilcorp.org.