All infants, children, and youth should be nurtured and provided with the opportunity to succeed in school, develop life skills, and reach their full potential.
Through United Way’s own initiatives and through investments in community programs, the Kids Matter Vision Council is targeting areas such as childcare, adult mentoring, parent education, and parenting support systems. The results
are good news for kids.
Last year, United Way’s Success By 6® helped more than 1,350 children in six school districts.
The result?
More than a third of all children tested showed significant improvement in their ability to form attachments, control their behavior and take the initiative.
Little wonder demand is growing. Success By 6 will double in size this year to help more than 2,000 kids at 54 sites start school ready to succeed.
That’s just one program.
More than 7,800 kids are in early learning programs funded in part by United Way of Snohomish County.
United Way invested $1.6 million in 41 programs for kids such as youth development, foster care, early childhood education and care, parent support, and substance abuse prevention and intervention.
Together, we helped 66,411 children and youth reach for their dreams.
Many of those kids are handicapped. Even more are poor, homeless and hungry. Some just need a second chance. And a lot are benefiting from quality childcare, a safe place to be after school, and programs that build strong minds and bodies.
They live in Arlington, Startup, Sultan, Everett, Darrington, Index, Monroe, Granite Falls, Marysville, Snohomish—every community and neighborhood. They live next door.