About Us

Children and early education

Vision

A legacy of caring, child by child

Mission

Serve as leaders for supporting children and families on the road to independence through early childhood development

Values

  • Caring - WCP links those with a generous heart and those who can truly benefit by investing in children and families
  • Independence - WCP partners with families on their journey to financial security
  • Connection - WCP joins women, families and children with donors, support and care
  • Stewardship - WCP maximizes its impact now and in the future by responsibly managing resources, talent and time

The Women’s Caring Program is a Michigan non-profit foundation incorporated in 1995 that provides financial support to children from low-income working families for quality childcare and early childhood education.

ChildCare Commitment, WCP’s signature program, helps Michigan’s disadvantaged children get on a solid path, succeed in school, in life and later, at work. ChildCare Commitment helps families by allowing them to provide quality childcare and early education for their children.

Helping early in the life of a child with quality care and education and boosting childhood learning opportunities can help break the cycle of poverty by promoting academic achievement among low-income children.

History

The Women’s Caring Program grew from a circle of friends who met in the home of Carol Walters in 1979 to build friendships. As the years passed, this expanding circle of women became especially concerned about the childcare needs of working mothers and their ability to pay for quality care. The group began to fundraise to support quality care for children from low-income families.

These efforts led to the creation of the Women’s Caring Program in 1995 and the ChildCare Commitment program was launched. Today ChildCare Commitment provides financial support for quality childcare and early education across Michigan for children ages birth to five in working poor and disadvantaged families.

Carol Walters serves as president of the Women’s Caring Program. The circle of friends now numbers in the hundreds. They are still active in this critical work.