Service Learning & Community Action
Jumpstart
Jumpstart: Helping Children Succeed
Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.
Every child deserves the chance to succeed, yet studies show that children from low-income neighborhoods are at a greater risk of school failure. Jumpstart is a national early education organization that helps these children develop the language and literacy skills they need for school, setting them on a path to close the achievement gap before it is too late.
Since 1993, Jumpstart has trained more than 20,000 college students and community volunteers to deliver its program to more than 90,000 preschool children nationwide. Here in Boston, Jumpstart reached 1,200 children during the 2010–2011 school year.
Jumpstart’s award-winning program holds a “Best in America” seal from Independent Charities of America. Join us to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. Learn more »
Jumpstart at Emerson Snapshot
The Office of Service Learning and Community Action hosts Emerson College Jumpstart.
2011–2012 Academic Year
| Hours | Children |
Corp Members |
Preschool Partners |
|
| Emerson College Students | 13,500 | 100 | 45 | 4 |
| Jumpstart Boston (All Schools) | 165,000 | 1,200 | 600 | 50 |
Contact Jumpstart
Jumpstart at Emerson College
Office of Service Learning and Community Action (SLCA)
120 Boylston Street (Walker Building), Room 205
Phone: 617-824-8416
Molly_Juhlin@emerson.edu
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