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StriveTogether Model Continues Receiving National Recognition
Click on the picture below to read more about how one community in South Carolina is using the StriveTogether model to make powerful differences.
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PWArchitects Honoring 3 Local Children’s Charities at 40th Anniversary
Cradle to Career Alliance among honorees at PWArchitects 40th Anniversary Celebration. PWArchitects, Inc. is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this month with an event that will benefit three youth-based organizations in our community. Please join us as we celebrate the past, look to the future, and honor our featured guests: Great Read more…
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Check us out in the news!
Thanks to KOMU for sharing info on our exciting Pritzker partnership with Boone County!
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Cradle to Career partners with Worley Street Roundtable for family interviews!
Our organizations are working together to learn about early childhood learning opportunities and income mobility from families in our community. We know that parents are children’s most powerful advocates and first teachers. Therefore we want to learn about local families’ experiences with accessing affordable, quality care for their children, along Read more…
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Boone County & Cradle to Career Partner up on Pritzker Initiative
Through a partnership with Boone County, Cradle to Career Alliance is one of 8 counties and 29 communities selected by leading national organizations to be awarded a planning grant spearheaded by the Pritzker Family Foundation. The goal for funding is to increase Kindergarten Readiness through Prenatal to Age 3 interventions Read more…
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Quarterly Newsletters begin!
That’s right! For those of you wondering what we’re up to…. Complete with all the tidbits, snacks and updates regarding work to increase educational equity within our community. If you haven’t already done so, feel free to contact us with your interest in receiving our quarterly newsletter, or email us Read more…
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WECCAN begins work on Two Generation Model!
Solutions tailored to local needs…. Findings from the 2017 Cradle to Career Alliance baseline report showed increasingly large disparities for low-income and African American students across each educational milestone, peaking in sixth grade for both English Language Arts and Math by over 50% at Columbia Public Schools. Focusing on prevention, Read more…
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We are honored to welcome two new board members
Cradle to Career welcomes Dr. Kevin McDonald and Dr. Adrian Clifton to our board! Kevin McDonald is the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer for the University of Missouri System, and the Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity for the University of Missouri-Columbia. As a diversity and inclusion professional, Read more…
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Financial Return on Investment in Young Children
The Columbia Business Times featured an article about the Cradle to Career Alliance demonstrating the long term impact of investments in early childhood education. http://columbiabusinesstimes.com/2016/07/27/get-them-ready/
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Milestones Get Kids Ready for Kindergarten
The Columbia Missourian features kindergarten readiness criteria developed by the Cradle to Career’s Early Childhood Collaborative Action Network. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/k12_education/list-of-milestones-meant-to-get-boone-county-kids-ready/article_35a73b8e-4d01-11e6-a9dc-ef0617db1a0c.html