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  • NEW VIDEO: What Does Jumpstart Mean to You?

    Our Team Leaders at the University of Pittsburgh share what Jumpstart means to them.

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  • Welcome, Josh Duhamel!

    Actor Josh Duhamel joins Jumpstart's National Board of Directors. 

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  • NEW BLOG: 5 Tips to ‘Jumpstart’ Kindergarten

    A child may have mixed feelings about beginning kindergarten, but we've compiled 5 tips for a successful start.

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  • Buy One, Give One

    This back to school season, buy a backpack from Sydney Paige and they'll donate one to a Jumpstart child!

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  • The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

    We’re bear-y excited to announce Jumpstart’s Read for the Record® 2016 campaign book! Read, Learn, & Laugh with us on October 27.

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Working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. You can help.

Jumpstart is a national early education organization that recruits and trains college students and community Corps members to serve preschool children in low-income neighborhoods. Our proven curriculum helps children develop the language and literacy skills they need to be ready for kindergarten, setting them on a path to close the achievement gap before it is too late.

News - Josh Duhamel Joins Board of National Early Education Nonprofit

 Actor Joins Jumpstart in an Effort to Help Prepare All Children for Kindergarten BOSTON, MA - September 8, 2016 – Jumpstart, a national early education organization that prepares children from low-income communities for kindergarten,...  Read More

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AmeriCorps, National Service Sponsor Jumpstart has been a proud member of the AmeriCorps network since 1996. That year, Jumpstart recruited 80 AmeriCorps members, and since then our partnership with AmeriCorps has grown tremendously. As Jumpstart’s national service partner, AmeriCorps gives us the tools to succeed. This partnership strengthens the nation's communities, and our future, by connecting talented, energetic individuals with young children in need. AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connects more than 70,000 Americans each year in intensive service to meet our country's critical needs in education, public safety, health, and the environment. Jumpstart is proud to be a part of this network and looks forward to continuing our partnership with AmeriCorps.

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