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SRQ MAGAZINE | Giving Hearts: Step Up Suncoast
from SRQ Magazine | Giving Hearts: The Donor's Guide to Giving on the Gulf Coast of Florida May 2021
by SRQ MEDIA
Step Up Suncoast
THRIVE BY FIVE: GIVING CHILDREN THE EARLY LEARNING BOOST THEY NEED TO EXCELIN KINDERGARTEN. The coronavirus outbreak undoubtedly disrupted education across the country for children – particularly, five-year-olds swiftly approaching kindergarten – whose crucial learning, like being taught to grip a pencil or recite the alphabet, fell to the wayside amid an ongoing pandemic. It was enough for Step Up Suncoast to create Thrive By Five, an extended summer preschool program for rising kindergarten students deemed unready to advance to elementary education or at risk of summer learning loss, in Manatee County. Evidence suggests children who enter kindergarten unprepared remain behind for years to come – both in education and adulthood. Thrive By Five looks to provide 40 five-year-olds, during an eight-week span in the summer, the boost they need to succeed prior to kindergarten’s start in August. The early learning initiative focuses on literacy, science, technology, engineering and math while providing small class sizes and a personalized curriculum to fit the needs of each child. Thrive By Five was designed to assess a child’s physical, social and emotional health in addition to education for the entire family. And it’s just one of several ways Step Up Suncoast, a nonprofit servicing west central Florida, hopes to help the community continue to thrive. During an unprecedented time, there is an unprecedented need. Please consider a donation today to Thrive By Five or one of the other fifteen programs focused on breaking the cycle of multigenerational poverty one family at a time.
Our WishList
Thrive By Five needs $75,541 to help 40 students over eight weeks prepare for kindergarten.
Maintain an attendance goal of 80% for children and parents in the program.
Increase Achievement in Five Areas: literacy, social and emotional development, cognitive learning, approaches to learning and physical development.
Survey for parents and teachers to measure the impact of the program.
Assessments to measure school readiness goals, including a 90% attainment expectation.
STEP UP SUNCOAST | 941-554-7021 | DONATE@STEPUPSUNCOAST.ORG
SRQ MAGAZINE | SUMMER 2021 :: PHILANTHROPY— DONOR'S GUIDE TO GIVING
