What contributes to the achievement gap? The answer is complicated, yet clear: Children in our community do not have equal access to early learning opportunities. To address those inequities, Project Impact has focused its funding efforts in three areas: Early Learning Capacity and Staffing, Community Outreach and Professional Development and Instructional Support.

Project Impact is the largest funder of early education for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.
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of all Pathway to K and Pathway to One participants made progress across every Early Learning assessment during the program
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growth in phonemic awareness skills after a year in pre-K
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growth in literacy scores over the course of the school year
Partners in Expanding Early Education
Project Impact works in tandem with Head Start, N.C. Pre-K, the Pre-K Priority and other initiatives. Our work is funded through the generous donations of local businesses and philanthropists. As a group, they understand that closing the achievement gap will benefit our entire community, and that our efforts must begin with our youngest students.