Organization: Tandem Partners in Early Learning
Mission: Tandems vision is an equitable and just society where all children enter school ready to succeed. Tandems mission is to engage the whole community to ensure all families have the resources, skills, and confidence they need to support their childrens kindergarten readiness.
Activities: Early Learning Everywhere - focuses on supporting children who are not enrolled in preschool by partnering with community organizations to provide high-quality learning experiences for children and caregivers. ELE programs include: Caregiver & Family Support Professional Workshops, Literacy Champions, Give Me 5, Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Care, etc. (see Tandem's Annual Report for more info)
StoryCycles - this year, Tandem had 42,555 books in rotation through StoryCycles and gave away 20,842 books to families and educators to build their home and classroom libraries. (see Tandem's Annual Report for more info)
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building