The North Carolina Down Syndrome Alliance is committed to helping our staff and their families, our community groups, partners, and the Down syndrome community to stay healthy by doing what we can to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. To help mitigate the impact of this evolving public health issue, NCDSA’s physical offices will be closed until further notice. NCDSA staff will be working remotely to serve children and adults with Down syndrome in North Carolina and available 9am-5pm EST by phone, email, and virtual meetings. In the meantime, please be safe and stay healthy! Learn more about Covid-19 and Down syndrome. 
Emergency Childcare Subsidy Program
The North Carolina Depart
ment of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
is providing financial assistance to help essential workers afford child care and bonuses to child care teachers and staff who provide care during the COVID-19 crisis.
Essential workers are defined in Governor Cooper’s March 27th Executive Order 121.
Financial assistance is available to parents who are essential workers and caregivers who meet the following criteria:
- Their income is below 300 percent of the poverty line
- They are an essential worker fighting COVID-19 or protecting the health and safety of communities
- They feel they have no other viable child care options available to them.
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