Support The Children’s Center

Please consider supporting TCC in the following ways.

Make a Donation

The Children's Center (TCC) relies on charitable gifts/donations to support its excellent education programming, cultural enrichment activities, our incredible staff, and our treasured building. If you are a current family, have had the pleasure of sending your child(ren) to TCC, and/or are a proud graduate you understand why quality early childhood education is so important and why sustaining TCC is integral to the greater Portland area. Your contribution will help TCC ensure that the next generation of young learners have access to quality education and a nurturing environment to help them get the right start in life. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of young children in the greater Portland area!

The Children’s Center is a non-profit corporation, and we are incredibly grateful for the support we receive from our community.

To make a donation, you can write a check payable to "The Children’s Center" and mail it to the following address:

The Children’s Center
721 Stevens Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103

Alternatively, for currently enrolled families, we offer the convenience of donating through the Brightwheel app.

If you prefer to use the Venmo app, you can send your donation to our account @TheChildrens-Center. To make it even simpler, you can scan the QR code below using your phone's camera, which will automatically open the Venmo app to our account. In case you experience any issues with the QR scan, you can search for TCC in Venmo using the username @TheChildrens-Center.

Thank you once again for your generosity and support.

Brick Fundraiser

Leave Your Mark! Sponsor a Brick!

Come check out our new Stevens Avenue walkway entrance!

We’ve made it extra special by adding the custom bricks that were purchased by our TCC families, friends, and alumni. If your family wants to buy a brick, please follow the steps below.  Please note: we will be laying new bricks once a year.

We have two brick sizes for you to choose from:

  • 4” x 8” bricks with space for up to three lines of 20 characters per line - $100 per brick

  • 8” x 8” bricks with space for up to six lines of 20 characters per line - $175 per brick

If your family would like to order a brick please do the following:

  1. Complete the order form located here.

  2. Pay via Venmo “@TheChildrens-Center”, including your name with “bricks” in memo,
    or request to have charge added to Brightwheel on the order form. 

    Please Note:
    Order form will be checked monthly. You may experience a delay in response following your order.