UNITED WAY OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY JOINS PRE-K OUR WAY IN ADVOCATING FOR THE EXPANSION OF PRESCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY

UNITED WAY OF GREATER MERCER COUNTY JOINS PRE-K OUR WAY IN ADVOCATING FOR THE EXPANSION OF PRESCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY

Pre-K Our Way announced today that the United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC) has joined more than 50 New Jersey community-focused and statewide organizations, alongside with Pre-K Our Way, in advocating for the expansion of effective, high-quality preschool programs in our communities.

“United Way of Greater Mercer County is making a public commitment to Pre-K Our Way and will encourage our community partners in Mercer County to also support Pre-K Our Way,” said Herbert Klein III, President and CEO of UWGMC.

“Pre-K Our Way is excited to have the United Way of Greater Mercer County join us as an advocate for expanding high-quality pre-k in New Jersey,” said Sam Crane, of Pre-K Our Way. “The United Way’s mission of improving people’s lives through mobilizing communities falls directly in line with Pre-K Our Way’s goal of engaging stakeholders and communities to spread the word about the importance of pre-k and the need to offer the program to more three- and four-year-old children in communities throughout New Jersey.”

Existing state law calls for the expansion of New Jersey’s proven, high-quality preschool programs from fewer than 40 towns to 90 more communities across New Jersey. Pre-K Our Way is a nonpartisan, nonprofit effort to bring New Jersey’s effective, high-quality preschool program to each of our communities. Pre-K Our Way wants to expand the quality preschool model for three- to four-year-olds that New Jersey already has by fully implementing the law.

UWGMC provides services to communities throughout Central Jersey including Cranbury, East Windsor, Ewing, Hightstown, Hamilton, Hopewell, Kingston, Lawrence, Monmouth Junction, Montgomery, Pennington, Plainsboro, Princeton, Rocky Hill, South Brunswick, Robbinsville, Trenton, and West Windsor.

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Pre-K Our Way, a nonpartisan and nonprofit community-based organization, coordinated through a diverse group of business leaders, parents, foundations, early childhood educators, community leaders interested citizens and elected officials, engages communities on expanding high-quality preschool for their children. Visit our website at www.prekourway.org for more information.