Cradle to Career Anchorage is a community-driven initiative supported by United Way of Anchorage which aims to ensure Anchorage’s children and youth are safe, healthy, and nurtured by family and community, and thrive at every stage of development. The initiative provides resources, connections, and community to eliminate disparate outcomes for Anchorage families, especially those furthest from opportunity, so that every child may reach their full potential.
Launched in May, 2022, with Family Fun Day, a community event at Begich Middle School that attracted 1200 residents, Cradle to Career Anchorage collaborated with community-spirited sponsors, donors and volunteers all summer long to keep reading and early literacy front and center. From the Raising Cane’s READ ALOUD Challenge, to the successful READ UNITED Book Drive, to the READ UNITED End of Summer BOOK BASH where over 5,000 books were given away free to children and families, Cradle to Career Anchorage is just getting started.
