
Research shows that children need to be prepared for educational success in order to succeed in school, work and life. That preparation relates to every aspect of a child’s development from birth to age 8 and everywhere a child learns – at home, in child care settings, in preschool and in kindergarten through third grade.
In education, as in all other areas related to our mission, barriers to opportunities based on race or income often inhibit the success of children and their families. Efforts to eliminate these barriers are critical to ultimately help break the cycle of poverty.
The active engagement and empowerment of families also play critical roles in a child’s education and a family’s ability to engage fully depends to a great degree on whether its basic needs – for food, employment, a path to economic security – have been met. To address the needs of children, we must address the needs of parents and children together.
Below are the schemes available under this program:
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