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About Us

As the number of single parent and dual career families escalates, so too does the number of children needing before and after childcare. Finding quality and affordable childcare is an ongoing problem for Irvine's working parents.

Irvine Children’s Fund

The Irvine Children’s Fund is a non-profit community support organization, whose mission is to raise funds to help parents meet the before and after school child care needs for children on Irvine elementary school sites and to provide child care scholarships. The Irvine Children’s Fund has contributed $230,928 toward the expansion and major maintenance of childcare facilities.

Irvine Junior Games

The Irvine Children's Fund has made before and after school childcare scholarships a priority for low-income working families in Irvine. Since 1993, the Irvine Children's Fund has provided $1,157,126 to fund these needs.

The Irvine Child Care Project

(ICCP) was established through a joint powers agreement between the City of Irvine and the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) in 1984. Under the direction of the ICCP, modular facilities have been placed on Irvine elementary school sites to provide before and after school childcare for children in grades kindergarten through sixth. The ICCP selects and monitors the non-profit childcare providers who operate the individual programs. In addition, ICCP was awarded a $420,000 grant from the California Department of Education, Child Development Division this year to provide childcare scholarships.

ICF Board of Directors

* Denotes a past ICF President
ICF President Vice President Vice President
Richard Knowland Kevin Trussell Jeffrey S. Davis
Brooks Street Timber Mountain Hardwoods Irvine Company
Treasurer Secretary Board Member
Belinda Lasater Mary Curren Gary R. Belz
Community Leader Past IJG Chairman White Nelson & Co., Certified Public Accountants and Consultants
Board Member Board Member Board Member
Taite Bergin Dan Borland Cathy De Cou
Bergin Meeting Design JPMorgan Chase Commercial Real Estate Southern CA Mobility & Rehabnet
Board Member Board Member Board Member
Beckie Desmet Noel Hamilton Edward P. Kennedy
Community Leader Wells Fargo Investments Guidance Solutions
Board Member Board Member Board Member
Don Lazarus Michael Means *Mary D. Miller
HBLA KLAA-AM 830 Commerce National Bank
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Board Member Board Member Board Member
Rob Poetsch Brian K. Solow, MD Patrick B. Strader
Taco Bell Corporation Prescription Solutions
United Health Group
Starpointe Ventures
Board Member Board Member Emeritus
*Sharon Wellikson Susan Whittaker *C. Keith Greer
Past ICF President Community Leader Past ICF President
Emeritus Honorary Honorary
Michael J. Le Blanc Greg Brooks Lauren Brooks
Past ICF President
Irvine Company
Allergan, Inc. Community Leader
Honorary Honorary Honorary
Sharon Capell Dennis Gibbs Dan Hedigan
Community Leader Past IJC Chairman Irvine Company
Honorary Honorary Honorary
Cynthia Illingworth Thomas E. McDonough George Mestakides
Community Leader Past ICF President Wells Fargo Bank
Honorary Honorary Ex Officio
Lauren Sipelis Joyce Wegner-Gwidt Gwen Gross, PhD
Irvine Unified School District Past ICF President
JWG Consultants
Superintendent
Irvine Unified School District
Ex Officio Director
Mayor Sukhee Kang Theresa Collins
City of Irvine Director Irvine Junior Games
Irvine Children's Fund
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