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OUR MISSION Build and strengthen Tacoma's community-wide movement to help every child achieve success from cradle to college and career. We align goals.data.resources.partners. 295 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 300+ EARLY LEARNING PROVIDERS TRAINED 10K+ COLLEGE & CAREER TOOLKITS DISTRIBUTED EVENT Winter Workshops: Recharging Youth Development An all-day, free training experience for Youth Development professionals to engage in best practices focusing on: Racial Equity, Social Emotional Learning, and Youth Program Quality Methods. READ MORE NEWS Nearly $2K Raised for Teachers Thanks to your support during the 2019 Cradle to Career Luncheon, we raised nearly $20,000 for the Teacher Impact Awards! It’s not too late to add a contribution. Give today by texting “TeacherImpact” to 443-21. READ MORE THE FOUNDATION Meet the Staff: Ben Mitchell Ben Mitchell is Project Manager for the recent investment in Tacoma by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, aimed at strengthening our ability to improve outcomes for our youngest residents — from cradle to career. LEARN MORE NEWS Tacoma Teens Win Regional Apollo Landing Challenge The STEAM Network organized a team consisting of students from Lincoln and Mt. Tahoma. Challenge participants were tasked with piloting a drone across an 8-by-10 foot map of the moon’s surface and landing on the spot where Apollo 11’s lunar module landed 1969. READ MORE NEWS Class of 2022 Sophomore Toolkit Released The Tacoma College Support Network has released the Class of 2022 Sophomore Toolkit to assist high school sophomores with setting goals and taking important steps toward preparing for a future beyond high school. DOWNLOAD previous arrownext arrow OUR STORY In 2010, just over half of Tacoma students (55%) were graduating. USA Today featured Tacoma schools under the shameful headline of “Dropout Factories.” That’s when the Tacoma community came together like never before. Together, we demanded a better way forward.