Jumpstart relies on college students and community volunteers to instill in children a lifelong love of learning throughout our year-long program.
One book. One mission. Every child.
In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, Jumpstart has developed a collection of resources for at-home learning to support families and caregivers of young children.
Jumpstart relies on college students and community volunteers to instill in children a lifelong love of learning throughout our year-long program.
One book. One mission. Every child.
In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, Jumpstart has developed a collection of resources for at-home learning to support families and caregivers of young children.
*Karoly, 2012; Campbell, et al, 2012
In the Wake of Texas School Shooting, a Letter of Support from Jumpstart’s CEO To our Jumpstart community – I cried with my children last night as the news and details continued to unfold surrounding the school shooting that killed 19 children and 2 teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. I am sickened that we are dealing with another deadly shooting so soon after Buffalo and Laguna Woods – this time
BOSTON – Naila Bolus, CEO of Jumpstart for Young Children, a national organization advancing equitable learning outcomes for all children, released the following statement regarding the upcoming two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder: “This week marks two years since George Floyd’s murder set off a national conversation about racial justice, equity, policing and protest, and over one week since ten people were senselessly killed by a white supremacist in a Buffalo supermarket.
To our Jumpstart community – Since its founding almost 30 years ago, Jumpstart has stayed focused on advancing equitable learning opportunities for young children in underserved communities. We have based our work on current early childhood research and established professional practice, and our curriculum was designed to provide children with high-quality, developmentally appropriate experiences, and supportive interactions with well-trained adults. Jumpstart has a unique opportunity and obligation to ensure children experience responsive interactions with our Corps Members that nurture children’s full
This week we grieve Roberta Drury, Margus D. Morrison, Andre Mackneil, Aaron Salter, Geraldine Talley, Celestine Chaney, Heyward Patterson, Katherine Massey, Pearl Young, and Ruth Whitfield – whose lives were cruelly and senselessly taken in an act of terrorism by a racist, white supremacist shooter, whose hate-filled beliefs we condemn in the strongest terms. We also grieve Dr. John Cheng who died at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, California, attempting to stop another horrendous shooting that took his life and
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