| 3,371
people were housed in emergency facilities when they found themselves
without a home. |
| 7,132
area youth showed an increased knowledge of healthy behaviors such as
avoiding drugs, alcohol and early sexual activity. |
| 11,037
people received crisis counseling in times of need. |
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
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Christmas Comes Early for Area Childcare Centers
December 22, 2010, Dayton, Ohio - Thanks
to a grant from IBM via United Way of the Greater Dayton Area, 4C for
Children, and ReadySetSoar, eight (8) area child care centers have
received IBM KidSmart computer stations. The centers awarded
these computers committed to continuing to help children in our
community learn in the early years and to working toward a Star Rating
on the Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) program.
The centers
receiving the computers include: La Petite Academy in Englewood,
Miamisburg Christian Learning Center in Miamisburg, Montessori School
of Centerville, The Word Youth Center in Dayton, Young Dimensions
Childcare Center in Dayton, and three (3) Miami Valley Child
Development Centers in Dayton. Step Up To Quality is Ohio's
voluntary quality rating system for licensed child care programs. SUTQ
recognizes early care and education programs that exceed quality
benchmarks over and above Ohio's licensing standards.
IBM
has donated over 30,000 of their Young Explorers — computers equipped
with early-learning educational software and housed in colorful
children’s desk furniture – to eligible child-care centers worldwide.
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United
Way of the Greater Dayton Area supports local health and human service
programs provided by 74 Partner Agencies in Montgomery, Greene, and
Preble Counties. More information can be found at www.LiveUnitedDayton.org.
4C for Children is a United Way partner agency that works to improve
the effectiveness and accessibility of early childhood education in
Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky. More information can be
found at www.4cforchildren.org.
ReadySetSoar is a public/private partnership of early childhood
professionals, community and business leaders who are committed to
improving the quality of early care and education for all children in
the Miami Valley to help make every child school ready. More
information can be found at www.readysetsoar.org.
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please contact Mary Fessler, Marketing Director,
at (937) 225-3021.
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