Ready by Five organizers - as well as 43 community partners, or stakeholders - are hoping that early learning and subsequent education will break the cycle of poverty and the problems that often come with it: crime, increased drop-out rates, poor nutrition and other physical health problems, depression, substance abuse, teen pregnancy and low-wage jobs or joblessness.
Young children in Yakima, particularly in east Yakima, are at risk. Studies show the achievement gap for children from low-income families becomes evident as early as 18 months. And Yakima's Ready by Five target area, one of the poorest parts of town, has almost double the national birth rate, according to Marieskind.
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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