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FOR A BETTER
YOUTH
The Tampa Y believes all children and
teens have potential. But research shows that many youth from underserved and low-income families need extra support in reaching this potential. They often start kindergarten underprepared and fall behind their peers as they progress through school. That academic achievement gap presents not just immediate hurdles for these students, but also long-term challenges
for us all.
The Y works with caregivers, students
and schools across the Tampa Bay area to close the academic achievement gap through evidence-based programs that improve students’ educational readiness, engagement and outcomes, while helping them grow emotionally and physically, too.
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