United Way Annual Report | Page 10

OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY SMART BEGINNINGS PRE-K SUMMIT, APRIL 23, 2015 The United Way partnered with Charlottesville Tomorrow to host local early education experts, elected officials, and government, school, business and non-profit leaders to create more opportunities for quality early childhood education. PRE-K SUMMIT As a result of the Summit, the CharlottesvilleAlbemarle Early Education Task Force was launched by the United Way. Our vision is that every child in Charlottesville-Albemarle living with risk factors that impact success in life will have access to a high-quality early education program. In the near term, our goal is to provide access for 250 local at-risk 4 year-olds. 10