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Helping children and youth achieve their full potential
United Way of Northern Arizona has two main goals for its EDUCATION initiatives: To improve school readiness and to empower youth.
Goal 1: School readiness — Children are ready to enter school and stay on track for success in later grades.
| What will change? | More kindergarten children will score high on developmental assessments. |
| More children will achieve appropriate literacy skills by the end of fourth grade. | |
| How will we create change? | Increase community knowledge and involvement in early childhood development. |
| Increase the percentage of children receiving quality child care (both center- and home-based). | |
| Increase the percentage of children with school readiness skills before entering kindergarten. | |
| Increase the percentage of children who are healthy and safe. |
Goal 2: Youth empowerment — Youth are productive, engaged members of the community.
| What will change? | More youth graduate from high school on time. |
| More youth enter the workforce, vocational skills programs, or higher education directly after high school. | |
| How will we create change? | Increase the percentage of children with school-readiness skills before entering kindergarten. |
| Increase youth participation in community service and co-curricular activities. | |
| Decrease youth substance abuse. |
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The Alliance for Children’s Early Success (ACES)
ACES, a UWNA initiative council, promotes early childhood development in the greater Flagstaff community. This partnership includes more than 40 private and public organizations, agencies, groups, families, and individuals who ensure that our investments address the most critical areas facing our community’s children today. ACES initiatives are designed to cultivate the potential of each child from birth through age 8. Learn about educational initiatives...