Erie Gives Day

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Help Bring Early Learning to the Mercy Anchor Community Center

Early Connections is partnering with the Mercy Center for Women to renovate space inside the Mercy Anchor Community Center, creating a new early learning center that will expand access to quality child care for children and families in Erie.

All 2026 Erie Gives Day donations made to Early Connections will be directed toward the MACC Renovation Project. Your gift will help move this project from renovation to enrollment and support the creation of safe, nurturing classrooms for infants, toddlers, and preschool children.

Learn More About the MACC Renovation Project

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Important Erie Gives Dates

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Why This Project Matters

This project is about more than opening a child care center. It is about responding to a larger community need and bringing early care and education into a location where families already have access to housing, services, and support.

Once complete, the renovated space will include three classrooms serving infants, toddlers, and preschool children. The project will also create new full-time jobs and help provide families with reliable, high-quality child care in a location where additional support is needed.

The Mercy Anchor Community Center is a hub of support. By adding early learning classrooms to this location, families will have access to child care in a place where other important services already exist.

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How to Give

There are several ways to support Early Connections and the MACC Renovation Project through Erie Gives Day 2026.

Give by Check — Open NOW

Check donations for Erie Gives Day 2026 are open NOW! This is a great option for donors who want to support the MACC Renovation Project before August 11.

To give by check, please follow these steps:

1. Download and complete the Erie Gives Check Contribution Form.
2. Make your check payable to The Erie Community Foundation.
3. List Early Connections, Inc. as the nonprofit recipient on the form.
4. Make sure the contribution amount listed on the form matches the check amount.
5. Include your completed Erie Gives Check Contribution Form with your check.
6. Mail or deliver your check and form to The Erie Community Foundation so it is received by Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

Important: Checks written directly to Early Connections cannot be accepted for Erie Gives Day. All checks must be made payable to The Erie Community Foundation.

Mail or deliver checks to:

Download Erie Gives Check Contribution Form

Give Online on August 11

Online donations will be accepted at ErieGives.org from midnight to midnight on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

Search for Early Connections, Inc. and complete your gift online. All Erie Gives Day donations to Early Connections will support the MACC Renovation Project.

Give Online on Erie Gives Day

Give by Phone

The Erie Gives phone bank will be open on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, from 8 AM to 8 PM.

Call 814-454-0843 and ask to support Early Connections, Inc.

IRA, Stock, or Other Gifts

If you plan to give through an IRA, stock, or another contribution method, please review the Erie Gives Check Contribution Form and contact The Erie Community Foundation for guidance. These gifts must also meet Erie Gives deadlines.

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Questions?

If you have questions about supporting Early Connections through Erie Gives Day, check donations, or the MACC Renovation Project, please contact:

Jordan Ott, Early Connections Director of Advancement

Email: jott@earlyconnectionserie.org

Thank you for helping Early Connections bring quality early care and education to children and families through the MACC Renovation Project.