October 25, 2006
Ernest Coaxum, a Junior Government and Politics Major,
represented Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc. and St. John's
University to major democratic representative and New York State
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington, D.C.. Senator
Clinton, Mr. Coaxum, and a few selected Jumpstart Corps Members
from around the nation had lunch on Capitol Hill and discussed the
impact of Jumpstart on them individually, on individual children,
and on the national level.
St. John’s University and The School of
Education house this worthwhile program which is set to partner
eight schools in the Queens area with over seventy college students
this coming fall. Mr. Coaxum is returning for his third year as a
Jumpstart Corps Member while taking on the Volunteer
Coordinator role in order to network different venues to come
together and perform national service.
Jumpstart strives to increase the literacy and social skill
development of children ages three-five in hopes that one day all
children will enter kindergarten prepared to succeed. Through
one-to-one relationships between young children and adults,
Jumpstart inspires children to learn, adults to teach, families to
become involved in their child's education, and communities to
progress together. Headquartered in Boston, Jumpstart currently
engages 1,600 college students in service to 6,000 children and
operates in 18 states, 44 communities, and 160 preschools.
Jumpstart's national sponsors include American Eagle Outfitters,
AmeriCorps, Learn and Serve America, Pearson, and Starbucks.
Jumpstart is a recipient of the Fast Company/Monitor 2004 Social
Capitalist Award and has been featured by the Boston Globe, New
York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Worth, and MTV. For more
information, visit the Jumpstart Web site.
Contact Information
Charisse Willis
Director, Jumpstart
willisc@stjohns.edu
Margaret Nicolosi
Site Manager
nicolosm@stjohns.edu