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 Success By 6 : About Us |
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Invitation to Providers of Children’s Services
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Everyday life is a learning experience for children.
Born Learning is a public engagement campaign that helps parents, grandparents and caregivers to explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities. |
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33.6% of 54,648 first graders
tested in Louisiana were reading below grade level in 2001-2002.1 |
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Only 79% of children 24-35 months old were
up-to-date in their immunizations in 1998.2 |
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In Orleans Parish, 62.6% of children under
age 6 are living in a family where the single parent works
or both parents work.3 |
 Our
Vision |
| Our community will ensure that all children
by age 6 are healthy, safe, and functioning physically,
emotionally, intellectually and socially at their optimal
potential. |
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| What is Success By 6 |
A new initiative for New Orleans, Success By 6, is an early childhood movement led by the United Way spearheaded by the Women’s Leadership Initiative.
With similar initiatives located in over 300 cities and states in America and Canada, Success by 6 is a community based, public–private partnership of individuals and organizations that share a common vision—that children are ready to succeed when they enter school.
Success By 6 is rooted in the belief that a community working together toward a common vision can generate and implement an effective plan to improve outcomes for all children. |
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| What
are the current activities of Success By 6? |
After working for one year
through an evidence-based decision-making process, the
collaborative partners have identified seven key areas
that affect school readiness:
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High-quality childcare
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Strong relationship with parent/caretaker
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Economic opportunities for families
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Engaged neighborhood residents
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Safe, attractive neighborhoods
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Families with access to services
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Healthy development on track
Our first focus is high-quality childcare. Stay tuned
for more information about our efforts.
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| How
do I get involved? |
Success By 6 is committed
to engaging all sectors of the community in our work.
We have assembled a diverse membership of representatives
from business, universities, government, education, media,
health care, social service, local foundations, and the
Women’s Leadership Initiative.
We continue to recruit additional members to join in our
collaborative efforts.
Success By 6 Collaborative Meetings are open to individuals
or representatives of organizations that are interested
in becoming involved with our efforts.
Located at the United Way Building, 2515 Canal Street,
First Floor Conference Center, 4:00 pm -5:30 pm
- Meetings will resume in January
Parking Available at Rocheblave/Iberville
and the Church Lot on Canal/N. Dorgenois
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| Sign
up here to be added to the Success By 6 Distribution List! |
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| Who
do I contact for more information? |
If you are interested in becoming
involved with Success By 6 please attend one of our meeting
(dates listed above) or contact: Todd
Battiste, Director, Success By 6
Source Citation:
1) LA Department of Education. Progress
Report First, Second, Third Reading Abilities, 2001-02.
2) LA Office of Public Health, Immunization
Program. Clinic Assessment Software Application (CASA)
Result, 2000. *
3) U.S. Census, 2000. *
*From a compilation by the
GNO Nonprofit Knowledge Works.
<www.gnonkw.org> |
