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DULUTH, Minn. — The Duluth 1200 Fund has awarded $150,000 in grants to 21 local childcare facilities.
On Sep. 17, Duluth 1200 Fund board members, funding partners, and City of Duluth staff gathered at the new Divine Konnections childcare center in West Duluth to announce their Tiny Steps Childcare Grant recipients.
Together, they celebrated the expansion of not only the Divine Konnections programs, but childcare across the Northland, in large thanks to the city’s support.
“We’re going to disperse just over $150,000 in total grants to these providers all across Duluth, and it will support the creation of 70 new childcare slots,” said 1200 Fund Board President Laura Mullen. “This represents a broad mix of child center-based and family-based providers al