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The Jefferson Plan: Empowering Our Parents

One of the challenges of working in our community is accurately portraying the challenges of our community while also talking about its assets. A reality of families in our six... Read More

Jeffco Schools Plan to Help All Kids Succeed

Jeffco Schools and the six Jefferson area principals released a letter to parents today seeking input on plans to develop a new framework for our local schools. Key elements involve... Read More

Jefferson Success Pathway Unveiled

  This morning we unveiled the Jefferson Success Pathway and the plan to help all kids in the Jefferson High Area succeed from cradle to career. We believe that by aligning all... Read More

A New Look for a New Season

After a season of testing different programs and approaches to empowering our community, we have finalized our mission statement as an organization. Our mission is cultivating partnerships to foster thriving... Read More

Affordable Housing and Education

If you looked at the poverty rates at our schools in the greater Edgewater area and then drove through Edgewater, you would notice a disconnect. In the six schools we... Read More

Empowering Parents in Cradle to Career Pathway

Parents are an integral part of a child’s success from cradle to career. We are forming a Parent Team for our cradle to career work to empower parents to take an... Read More

Celebrating Our First Year with Gratitude

From Executive Director Joel Newton A year ago today, I was packing up my office at Mountair Christian Church and stepping out in faith into the unknown. We left behind... Read More

Healthy Habits After School Opportunity

Volunteer opportunity description: Catch Healthy Habits is fun for kids and adults 50 plus! The program is designed for the work with kids in after-school and summer programs to teach... Read More

Edgewater Eats

Supporting education and local businesses Our Edgewater community is rallying around our local schools so that every child in our community has a chance to succeed from cradle to career.... Read More
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