WE EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES
Mission:
United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties collaborates to support a foundation for the well-being, safety, and academic success of children, from birth to middle school.
Our Focus:
Two bold goals drive our work over the next five years:
- Kindergarten Preparedness: 50% of local children enter kindergarten with the skills they need to succeed, as measured by the WAKids assessment.
- Student Success: 80% of local 8th graders attend at least 90% of school days.
To meet these goals, we partner with local nonprofit organizations to expand their capacity to provide direct services to children, birth through middle school, and/or their parents/caregivers in Benton and Franklin Counties. We are seeking letters of interest for services in the following areas:
- Kindergarten Preparedness support for parents/caregivers and pre-K children including, but not limited to, early literacy and/or numeracy, or other educational enrichment; early intervention support; mental and behavioral health; and social and emotional skills development.
- Student Success support for school attendance for Kindergarten through Middle School students including, but not limited to, educational or learning loss enrichment; services to students experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness; mental and behavioral health; and social and emotional skills development.
- Basic Needs support for children, birth through middle school, and their parents/caregivers to ensure health and hygiene, food, housing, and safety.