Jumpstart

Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. College students serve as Corps Members in local Atlanta preschools to provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities.

Click HERE for At Home learning resources for you and your preschool student.

Interested in volunteering with Jumpstart? Click HERE for more information.

KEY FACTS

In low-income neighborhoods, children start kindergarten 60% behind their peers from more affluent communities.

Because of Jumpstart, 91% of children made language and literacy gains as measured by a teacher observation tool.

97% of Corps Members are Satisfied with their involvement in Jumpstart

Jumpstart Corps members lead exciting and highly engaging sessions designed to help preschool students develop their language and literacy skills. This experience can be transformative not only for the preschool student but also the Corps member as well.

Julius Cave, Program Director

Consecutive years that research awards have exceeded $100 million.

A little boy shows his paper with Jumpstart written on it

Results from a recent comparison study found that Jumpstart children make 1.5x greater gains in important literacy skills, as compared to those who don’t receive the Jumpstart program.

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FAQs

Join Jumpstart

Are you interested in helping local preschool students build essential skills that they’ll need in Kindergarten and beyond? If so Join Jumpstart. We are currently looking for college students that want to serve local preschool students and their families.

Apply Here: jstart.org/apply

In addition to the opportunity to make a difference, we provide other benefits.

Earn Federal Work Study
Opportunity to receive a $1300 AmeriCorps education award
Receive high quality training
Gain Significant Leadership & Teamwork Experience

FAQs

How do I learn more about Jumpstart?

Visit our national website at www.jstart.org or Contact Julius Cave the Georgia State University Program Director at jcave@gsu.edu or 404 413-8431

At Home Learning Resources

Jumpstart At Home

This page features readings of Jumpstart’s core storybooks along with story guides of activities for families and students. This page also has a list of other curated resources for at home learning with preschool students. jstart.org/learnathome

Text Message Resources

Get activities, tips, and other learning resources sent to you directly through text message. Using the Ready4K system, Jumpstart sends weekly messages to support your child’s learning. Sign up at jstart.org/ready4k/

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