Building ladders to success rotary presentation 2013

Building Ladders to Success:Education Birth to Work

April 29, 2013

Success in School, Work & Life

Engaged in community and school

An expectation for post-secondary education

Advancing in Math

Reading to learn

Early language and literacy

30 million words

47%Low Income

Children

50th

Graduation Rate for Black Males

50%Of Cedar Rapids homeless people

are 18 and under

Childhood experiences are powerful determinants of

who we become as adults.

10 Common Traumas:CHILDHOOD ABUSE• Physical• Emotional• Sexual

CHILDHOOD NEGLECT• Physical• Emotional

HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION• Substance Abuse• Mental Illness• Parental loss• Witnessing violence• Crime

Adverse Childhood Experiences

What it found

RISK FACTOR % INCREASE

Smoking 242%

Obesity 222%

Depression 357%

Illicit drug use 443%

Injected drug use 1,133%

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

298%

Attempted suicide 1,525%

Alcoholism 555%

People with 4 or more ACEs compared to those with 0 ACEs

10 out of 30 ChildrenArrive at School with 4 or more Adverse Childhood Experiences*

*Recent Washington State Study

Hope

RED (Read Every Day) AheadWords, skills, assessments!

Youth Achievement Corps

Tutoring and STEM!

What can we do?

• Start early • Be caring adults• Create compassionate

environments• Build hope!

Questions?

Thank You!