Offers a community collaborative focused on improving kindergarten readiness for children in Lorain through four (4) identified pillars of early learning success including parent engagement, family empowerment, healthy children, and resources for providers. Aspires to create a community where families have access to the tools they need for Kindergarten readiness, all children entering Kindergarten have comprehensive health screenings and immunizations, and new services are added that eliminate any new barriers to early learning success. Partnering agencies include: Neighborhood Alliance (Lead Partner), Lorain City Schools, Lorain County Community Action Agency Head Start, Help Me Grow Home Visiting – Neighborhood Alliance, Childcare Resource Center, Lorain County Health & Dentistry, Neighborhood Alliance – Child Enrichment Services, TDR Early Learning Center, Lorain County Public Health, Loving Cups Kids Academy, Horizon Education Centers – South & East Lorain, Tower Childcare, Lorain Public Library System – Main and South Branch, and United Way of Greater Lorain County. Strategies include: - Identifying and providing services to children needing interventions. - Offering programming to children and their families for social and educational support. - Coordinating services between childcare centers and the school district. - Working with families to provide additional supports, as needed.