Nurture 15 At-Risk Atlanta Preschoolers for a Year
Summary
15 children from low-income families in metro Atlanta, USA, will receive one-year scholarships for quality child care and early education that prepares children for school and allows parents to work.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
This project supplies child care tuition scholarships to metro Atlanta families who work hard, but earn little. Quality early education and child care makes a huge long-term impact on children from disadvantaged backgrounds. They grow up to do better in school and as adults they break out of the cycle of poverty. Donors to Sheltering Arms ensure that family income does not deprive a child of the nurturing care that will help her to make the most of the critical early years of development.
Activities
Children will participate in a full-day, full-year, learn-through-play educational program focused on school readiness, while parents will benefit from comprehensive family support services including workshops on parenting, health, and job skills.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,260
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $44,240
Total Funding Goal: $49,500
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.shelteringarmsforkids.com)
- Sheltering Arms on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sheltering-Arms-Early-Education-Family-Centers/17243747606)
- Voices for Georgia's Children (http://www.georgiavoices.org/)
- Kids Count Data on Child Well-Being (http://datacenter.kidscount.org/databook/2008/Default.aspx)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Good child care ensures a stable workforce today, while early education builds an educated workforce tomorrow. $1 spent on quality early child care and education saves as much as $17 in future costs of remediation, welfare, and incarceration.
Project Message
Sheltering Arms lets children take wing. And I have seen whole families start to fly
- Grandmother of a Sheltering Arms Child, Grandmother of a Sheltering Arms child
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Paige Kubik
Vice President
Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers
385 Centennial Olympic Park Drive
Tucker, GA 30084
United States
404-523-2849
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
The Sheltering Arms
385 Centennial Olympic Park Dr
Atlanta,
GA
30313
United States
404-523-2767
www.shelteringarmsforkids.com
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
United States
and can also be found under 
Children.
For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 31, 2009
Latest Update from the Field
You're Invited!
By Paige McKay Kubik - Vice President, Development & Communication, July 19, 2009 12:52 PM
July 19-31: Discount Falcons Tickets on Sale to Benefit Sheltering Arms. September 20 is Sheltering Arms Day at the Georgia Dome, when the Atlanta Falcons will take on the Carolina Panthers. You can purchase your ticket for $35, a discount of $20 off the regular price with $10 from every ticket going to the Sheltering Arms scholarship fund. Tickets are available at Sheltering Arms centers, or you can purchase online at the link below. (There's an additional $1.32 transaction fee for each ticket purchased online.)
July 20-26: Junior League of Atlanta and Belk Book Drive for Sheltering Arms. 21 metro Atlanta Belk stores will collect children's books and accept donations at the cash register to benefit Sheltering Arms Operation StoryBook. All donors July 20-22 will receive a special Belk discount coupon.
September 5-6: Sheltering Arms will be at the Decatur Book Festival. If you'd like to volunteer to help with the children's activities at our booth, please contact Jason at jlowery@shelteringarmsforkids.com or 404-523-9865.
If you need more information on these events or anything else happening at Sheltering Arms, you can visit the links below or email me at pkubik@shelteringarmsforkids.com.
By the way, we expect to receive the check this week for the money you raised through Global Giving. We'll also be receiving a list of our Global Giving donors, and will mail each of you a personalized thank you.
Hope to see you at the events coming up for Sheltering Arms!
Links:
- Sheltering Arms Falcons Day Tickets - Purchase through PayPal
- Junior League & Belk Book Drive for Sheltering Arms
- For more info on Sheltering Arms
Pictures:
- Freddie Falcon Visits Sheltering Arms (JPG)
- Children Receive a Book Each Month Through Operation StoryBook (JPG)
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