Jumpstart for Young Children

Thank you to all of our donors who gave during the 2018 Fiscal Year. Jumpstart would not be able to do what we do without your generous contributions.
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Chris and Loretta Stadler

Jumpstart is perhaps best known for the work we do to provide an evidence-based curriculum to help preschoolers in underserved areas across the country enter kindergarten prepared to succeed. But, we also know that the best way to help all children receive...

Jumpstart began as a direct service program with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty by helping young children in underserved communities succeed in school. Twenty-five years later, that is still at the heart of what we do. Each year, over 4,0...

Dear Friends,
There is a saying: “Equality is giving everyone a pair of shoes; Equity is giving everyone pair of shoes that fit.” At Jumpstart, educational equity is our goal. That means that every child in every classroom across the country will not have the same...