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St. Louis Early Childhood System Strategy

Grantee: WEPOWER

Grant Details

Project Lead Charli Cooksey
Program Area Workforce, Civic Infrastructure
Amount $637,539
Year Awarded
Duration 1 year
Summary WEPOWER facilitates communities in building power to transform education, economic, justice, and health systems. WEPOWER aims to close the access, affordability, and quality gaps in Early Childhood Education (ECE) services for Black and Latine communities and families with low-to-moderate incomes using data-driven and community-centric strategies. JSMF’s investment will support a comprehensive regional research and planning effort to create an implementation roadmap for necessary strategies and resources.