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United Way of
Fort Smith Area
320 South 18th
P.O. Box 2300
Fort Smith, AR
72902-2300
479-782-1311
479-782-3505 FAX
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Tax ID #71-0329530
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a child be a lifetime learner
United Way of Fort Smith Area is committed to
educating our communities about the importance of
the early years to future success in school and
life. The healthy, positive time spent with children
lays the foundation for a lifetime of growth and
learning. Studies show that when kids are given
regular ‘lap-time’ not ‘laptop’ time, but time spent
reading books before kindergarten their vocabulary
can reach 10,000 words before age five. For a child
who hasn’t had this experience, their vocabulary is
about 3,000 words.
More than 50% of the children entering kindergarten
in Fort Smith perform two to three years behind the
developmental norm. It is also known that families
living in poverty have less than 10 children’s books
in the home. It sounds almost too simple to be true,
but by reading with a child regularly during their
early years, they not only enjoy a great story, they
also learn some basic pre-reading skills. United
Way’s Women’s Leadership Circle is partnering with
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to target at-risk
children. Each month a new, age appropriate,
carefully selected book will be mailed in the
child’s name directly to their home- FREE!
The first book will arrive in 6-8 weeks, after that,
each child will receive books monthly up until his
or her fifth birthday. It's never too early to
prepare children for success in school - and in life
- by reading to them every day!
Individuals and/or organizations that are interested
in sponsoring a child for the Imagination Library
project should send their donation of $30 to: United
Way of Fort Smith Area, P. O. Box 2300, Fort Smith,
AR 72902.
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