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OUR GOAL

is to prepare children to enter kindergarten ready to learn, and to keep teens in school to ensure they graduate on time and are prepared for college and life. We see education as a birth-to-21 continuum providing children with the tools to help them succeed.

OUR STRATEGY

To reach this goal, we have identified the following benchmarks:

School Readiness
We know that activities in the early years of a child’s life significantly impact language and number skills, relationships with peers and adults, and social and emotional development. Read more...

Fourth Grade Reading Proficiency
As fourth grade reading proficiency is a strong indicator of future academic success, our Schools of Hope initiative focuses on this single outcome as its measure of success. Read more...

Middle School Transition
Middle school students are at a critical juncture in their lives. We know that providing additional support can make the difference between dropping out and graduating on time. Read more...

High School Graduation
In Connecticut, 25 percent of youth are at risk of failure due to poverty, inadequate preparation for school, drug use, and violence. Children who have ongoing relationships with caring adults are more likely to avoid risky behaviors and stay in school. Read more...

Featured Stories

United Way “Hits the Road” to Thank Fairfield Schools Campaigners

United Way President/CEO Merle Berke-Schlessel, accompanied by Fairfield Schools Campaign Chairwoman Shirley Okerblom, took advantage of a beautiful day and “hit the road” in Fairfield recently. Their mission: to personally thank those who worked so hard to ensure the success of the Fairfield Schools Annual United Way Campaign. Those who received special recognition were the principals and campaign coordinators of the following schools: Holland Hill Elementary... more

GE Volunteers support School of Hope

A group of GE Volunteers got together to brighten up the entranceway to Geraldine Johnson School with flowers and mulch. While at the school, they also had an opportunity to read to the children. Dr. Jim Crispino of United Way talked to the volunteers about Schools of Hope and why United Way supports this program. It was a great show of community support by GE. Perhaps Marlene Roberts, principal of Geraldine Johnson, put it best...... "Thank you! Thank you! … to all of you for the incredible teamwork, beautiful plantings and creative signs which all of you helped to bring to our front entrance school flower garden. I only wish you could have been here this morning to hear all the praise and... more

United Way Receives Success Through Educational Partnerships Award

Cooperative Educational Services and Linda Page, Director of its School Readiness Program, honored United Way and 5 other organizations and individuals today with its first annual Success Through Educational Partnerships Award at the Regional Center for the Arts High School in Trumbull. We are proud of our partnership with C.E.S. and are glad that our work in providing preschool students and their families with children’s books and literacy workshops to promote reading and literacy in the classroom and at home is making a difference in the C.E.S. School Readiness program. more