Success by 6: Early Childhood Education

The principal goal of United Way of the Midlands' comprehensive Early Childhood/Success By 6 Community Council is helping Midlands communities to foster the well-being of young children and their families. In its broad vision, Success By 6 is a systemic view of services and supports that cuts across traditional organizational boundaries. Neither a single program nor a collection of programs, it is a unified strategy to promote better outcomes for all Midlands children and families. Council activities are designed to contribute to the achievement of the following outcomes from the list of desired outcomes adopted by the Success by 6 Council (Formerly Families, Individuals, and Children Council):
OUTCOME: Children are ready for school   
OUTCOME: Families, Youth, and Individuals are engaged in their community's decisions and activities, and families and individuals live in safe and supportive communities.
The Early Childhood/Success by 6 Council has offered four rounds of competitive funding (2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008) for programs that target priorities in Facing Facts in the areas of Education, Income and Basic Needs. Councils also work on a variety of Community Initiatives and projects to address the priorities of Facing Facts. For more information on the Early Childhood/Success by 6 Council, contact Malik Whitaker at mwhitaker@uway.org.

2008-2009 Success by 6 Community Council Members

Director, SB6 Council: Malik Whitaker, United Way of the Midlands
Chair: Deputy Chief Randy Scott, Richland County Sheriff's Department
Vice-Chair: Patrice Green, SC Dept. of Education
Members:
Susan J. Cirillo-Bailey, Richland One Adult Education
Deborah Bower, Senior Resources
Jocelyn Brannon, The Palmetto School of Protocol
Lisa Corning
Russ Forseth, Hansen International, Inc.
Rep. Christopher Hart, SC House of Representatives
Angela Hartwell
Dr. A. Baron Holmes
Sharon King, St. Andrews Baptist Church
Jay Lasater, National Bank of SC
Nikole Williams Manning, EdVenture
Susan McBride, Eastman
Amy Nienhuis, SC DHEC Perinatal Systems
Amanda Reinhardt
Jackie Richards, Family Connection of SC
Mary Mazzola Spivey, BlueCross BlueShield of SC
Heidi Vaughn, SC Parent Information Resource Centers
Hilda Villegas, Children's Garden
Kerrie Welsh, USC Child Development & Research Center