EDUCATION
School success and future success are closely linked. United Way's work in education is about helping kids succeed by making sure that all children enter school ready to learn - and that they have the supports they need to stay in school and graduate.
Success By 6 works with child care providers to help them deliver the best possible early learning experience to the children in their care. Since 2001, 59 child care providers have received national accreditation; 7,500 children in early childhood classrooms received better care because their teachers received training and mentoring through Success By 6.
Project CARE, a Success By 6 program, that was utilized in seven daycare programs, has recently released their exemplary first year findings. 60 children were evaluated using a carefully constructed assessment tool during the 2007-2008 school year. Here are just a few of the promising results:
85% of the children assessed achieved an increase in the three key measures of literacy, communication, problem solving and personal social skills.
100% of the parents surveyed would "strongly" recommend a Project CARE daycare to family and friends. 83% of the providers surveyed said Project CARE has had a significant impact on their childcare program overall.
83% of the providers surveyed said Project CARE has had a significant impact on their childcare program overall.
Closing the Gap in Student Performance integrates health, human, and social services in 6 Buffalo Public Schools so that students can concentrate on learning. From mid-year 2006-07 to mid-year 2007-08, students in those 6 schools demonstrated a 3% increase in their GPA - showing that Closing the Gap is helping them focus on their academic success.
We also invest in an array of early childhood and youth programs at local agencies. These programs provide high-quality early care; help youth build the personal assets they need; provide tutoring or mentoring; or help increase academic performance, all with a focus on high school graduation.
LIVE UNITED Program Partners - Education
These are the programs funded through our investment in education:
African American Cultural Center Inc.- Educational Cultural Enrichment, $46,000
Back To Basics Outreach Ministries - Youth Strengthening Program, $40,000
Be A Friend - Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring Program, $45,000
Boys and Girls Club of Buffalo - Bridging the Gap, $200,000
Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora - Project Learn, $64,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Northtowns of WNY - Youth Assessment Development Program, $63,000
Catholic Charities - Closing the Gap in Student Performance, $284,000
Child & Family Services of Erie County - Anger Management Program, $18,000
Child & Family Services of Erie County - Cheektowaga First Offender & Troubled Youth, $10,000
Child & Family Services of Erie County - Family Mental Health, $350,000
Child Care Resource Network - Child Development Associate, $18,000
Compeer - Youth Mentoring in High-Needs Neighborhoods, $20,000
Compeer - Youth Mentoring in Lackawanna, $18,000
Compeer - Second Step, $10,000
Concerned Ecumenical Ministry - Brain Builders, $12,000
Cradle Beach Camp Inc. - Summer Learning Program, $20,000
Every Person Influences Children (EPIC) - Ready, Set, Parent!, $50,000
Girl Scouts - Enriched Scouting in Underserved Areas, $60,000
Hispanics United Of Buffalo - Youth Court Advocacy, $28,000
Jericho Road Ministries - Westside Read and Play, $70,000
Joan A. Male Family Support Center - Closing the Gap, $87,000
Kaleida - Early Childhood Directions Center, $10,000
King Urban Life Center- Parent-Child Home Program, $80,000
Leadership Buffalo- Youth Leadership in Erie County, $10,000
Life Transitions Center - Childrens Support (Storm Clouds & Rainbows), $10,000
Life Transitions Center - School Based Grief and Loss Project, $18,000
Literacy Volunteers - Simply Excellent Students, $40,000
Literacy Volunteers - Lit-Tech Collaborative, $20,000
Matt Urban Center - Youth Asset Development, $45,000
Mental Health Association - Inner I - Basic Emotional Skills Training, $30,000
New Directions Youth and Family Services - Individualized School Resource Plan, $68,000
Northwest Buffalo Community Center - Academic Improvement Program, $20,000
Reach Out and Read - Reach Out and Read Program, $15,000
Valley Community Association - "Striving for Excellence" Youth Program, $54,000
Valley Community Association - Early Childhood Child Care Program, $25,000
WNY United Against Drug and Alcohol Abuse Inc. - Leaders in Training, $20,000
YWCA - Courts Drop-in Child Care Program, $22,000
