Jumpstart
Service Sites:
- CCSU
- ECSU
- SCSU
- UCONN
- Early Childhood Centers
Service Areas:
- East Hartford, Manchester, New Britain, New Haven, Vernon, Windham
Member Benefits:
- Part-Time Service Opportunities, Living Allowance, Education Award
Contact Information:
Jasmine Clayton
jasmine.clayton@jstart.org
(212) 868-2526
Jumpstart is a national early education organization working toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. We provide language, literacy, and social-emotional programming for preschool children from under-resourced communities and promote quality early learning for all children. Since 1993, we’ve trained more than 58,000 college students and community volunteers to transform the lives of over 133,000 preschool children nationwide.
AmeriCorps State Federal Award: $683,929
Local Match Investment: $683,939
Match Source(s) Secured: UCONN, CCSU, SCSU; Proposed: Lego Community Fund US, Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, American Savings Foundation, Individual Donations
Number of Member Positions & Types: 184 Minimum-Time (300-hour) Member Positions
Updated January 2025