Since 2011, nearly 200 Women United investors have raised and invested nearly $5.5 million in research-based strategies to support quality child care and early learning experiences for our youngest Quad Citizens. They have invested in quality child care opportunities for families, and education and retention of child care providers in the Quad Cities.
Together, we provide:
When you join Women United, you support top-notch early learning programs and activities. Your donations ensure that children have safe, enriching learning environments and receive services that improve their health, well-being and development.
of Quad Cities students are reading proficiently by the end of third grade, a key factor in determining if they will graduate.
Quad Cities Education Data Exchange, 2021
Children from families with low income are almost 2X as likely to fall and stay behind in school as children from families with more income.
The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
kids in the Quad Cities start kindergarten without the skills needed to succeed.
Quad Cities Education Data Exchange, 2021
We empower parents to support their child’s development and prepare them for kindergarten. We invest and support with the help of trained facilitators, donors, and volunteers, in the Ready by 5 Parent Engagement Initiative because a child’s first 5 years can be their most important.
The work we do as Women United is so important to ensuring the youngest members of our community have the resources necessary to be best prepared for Kindergarten, making those later milestones easier to achieve. At the same time, providing parents with the knowledge to teach their children at home prior to starting school.
To learn more or partner with Women United, email Angela Snyder at asnyder@unitedwayqc.org or call 563.344.0340.
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