Access to safe, affordable and stable housing offers more than just a place to live — it provides an opportunity for children and families to access two-generation programs, services, supports and resources that lead to improvements in literacy, attendance and other early school success indicators. More than one million children, birth to age 8, live in public housing and many more live in affordable housing developments managed by nonprofit affordable housing organizations, making these communities a critical platform and portal for promoting early learning and early school success for children in low-income families.
Join the Campaign for Grade Level Reading on October 1 from 3-4:30 p.m. ET for the fourth in the their Housing Partner Discussion Series to hear how CLPHA and other national intermediaries and associations are supporting, augmenting and building the capacity of public housing authorities and nonprofit affordable housing organizations to integrate literacy, attendance, parent success and other markers of early school success into their work. The webinar will explore how this work is taking place both nationally and on the ground and how cross-sector collaborations are achieving success on the local level.