UNC.A.G.ED
Changing the Achievement Gap in Education
UNC.A.G.ED MISSION
If you imagine a bird in a cage, they can still fly around, but only to the limit of what the cage allows. When you remove that barrier, the sky becomes the limit! This is the hope for the families in our program – that parents will experience less barriers in supporting their child’s education so that they have a stronger opportunity of being successful later in life.
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Across the country, low-income and minority children are falling behind other children in learning. This difference, known as the achievement gap, can begin as early as 2 years old and impact the child’s future success in school. But this isn’t because low-income and minority families don’t want their children to succeed. Sometimes, families face roadblocks, such as minimal access to books and leisure time, making it more difficult to support their child's education.
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UnC.A.G.ED is committed to breaking some of these barriers by providing families with book resources and all the tips and tricks they need to feel empowered to support their children!
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BABY BOOK BUNDLES
Your family will receive a FREE Baby Book Bundle filled with sixty (60) baby friendly books and baby items (i.e. toys, diapers, wipes).
OUR DIRECTOR
Simone Bacon is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. She is passionate about eliminating racial and socioeconomic health inequities by focusing on the social determinants of health through leadership in community health programming. Simone hopes that through the UnC.A.G.ED program, low-income, disadvantaged children across Columbus, Ohio will cease to experience barriers in attaining a quality education.
STILL WANT MORE INFO?
Join us for one of our virtual information sessions with our Program Director, Simone Bacon, to learn more about the program and to have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have!
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Our virtual information sessions will occur on Thursday evenings from 6pm-7pm EST and Saturday mornings from 11am-12pm EST. Use the links below to sign up!