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"To get what you need for children, you need determination." And determination is one thing of which Eleanor Brantley Cunningham has plenty. The seven child care programs that make up Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Coosa Child Care/Head Start are a thriving tribute to her efforts to make a difference in the lives of children. "I want all the children to be loved and cared for."Since 1971, she has focused her considerable energies on understanding what children need and then rallying support to get it for them. She is adept at perceiving specific needs, rallying community support, working with local governments and agencies, and championing the causes of children on state and national levels - an effective fundraiser on all levels and in all directions.
Eleanor was instrumental in creating TCRC, which has served thousands of children in four counties in eastern Alabama since its incorporation in 1971 as a private, non-profit agency. The concept for the agency originated from efforts of the Appalachian Regional Commission to lend educational support to poor children of families not eligible for normal welfare support. Today 868 children, infants through age 12, are served in subsidized and non-subsidized child care and Head ...