Loan Fund Program

Please Note: Currently, our loan program is available only in Connecticut, and is limited to covering expenses or financial hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Loan access will be limited for the months of May and June 2020. If you have questions about the program, please contact your All Our Kin site.

Por favor tome nota: En este momento, nuestro programa de préstamos está disponible solamente en Connecticut, y se limita a cubrir gastos que son resultado de la pandemia del COVID-19. Acceso a préstamos será limitado durante los meses de mayo y junio, 2020. Si tiene preguntas sobre el programa, por favor comuníquese con la oficina de All Our Kin que le queda más cercana.

Help Your Program Grow with the All Our Kin Loan Fund Program!

¡Ayuda a Crecer su Programa con el Programa de Préstamos de All Our Kin!

All Our Kin has zero-interest loans available for projects that will improve the quality and/or profitability of your family child care business.

Loan Fund Program details:

• Loans of up to $1,500 available to family child care providers
• Loans can be used for projects that will improve quality and/or profitability of family child care business
• Loans are typically no more than $1,500. In special circumstances, loans of up to $5,000 can be awarded.
• Examples of projects that could be funded include purchasing child-sized furniture to furnish child care space, fencing in a backyard, or purchasing a computer to manage business information.
• Loans awarded are zero-interest, so what you are awarded for the loan is what you pay back.

To be a good candidate for the loan, you should:

• Be a licensed family child care provider and be in good standing with the Office of Early Childhood
• If licensed for less than 2 years, should have at least 2 children enrolled or be a participant of All Our Kin’s Early Head Start program and/or All Our Kin’s Quality Showcase Program
• Be an active member of the All Our Kin network — have at least 15 hours of professional development with All Our Kin within the last year
• Be a graduate of the All Our Kin Business Series or commit to participating in the series within a year of receiving loan
• Have a project that you can argue will improve the quality and/or profitability of your business and that can be completed within 6 months

To apply for a loan through the Loan Fund Program, please complete the application in English or Spanish. After submitting your application by email, mail, in person, or over fax, please allow 4 to 6 weeks for your request to be processed.

Please Note: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Any applications over $1,500 may require submission of additional documentation. Interested applicants from outside of All Our Kin’s service area who meet the above requirements are welcome to apply.

Have questions? Please contact Ariana Shapiro by email at ariana@allourkin.org or by phone at 203-491-8844.