Ready for School and Ready for Life:
Our Community's Future Depends on It!

We know that relays and relationships will not succeed unless they get a good start; as a society we have been slow to recognize the same about the education of our children.

In February four panelists from the public and private sectors gave a presentation to over 70 members and guests of Women United in Philanthropy about their efforts to ensure "a smart beginning" for all children in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. The panelists were members of the Smart Beginnings Partnership, a local organization that brings together educators and businesspeople with the shared goal of getting the youngest children of our area ready to succeed in school. Read More.