United Way Pre-K Initiative: Senator Contact Form and Information

United Way is leading a fight for pre-k initiative and are asking for your help. With high-quality preschool, at-risk children are more likely to start school on track and stay on track. Without high-quality preschool, an at-risk child is 25% more likely to drop out of school, 70% more likely to be arrested for violent crime, and 60% more likely to never attend college.

Those who attend preschool are more likely to receive higher education and earn on average 50% more than non-preschoolers.

Helping is Fast and Easy:

Send emails or make calls to your Senators! By clicking on the graphic above, you will be directed to an editable form online where you can fill out your information with personal experiences and send to your Senators. You don’t even need to know who your Senators are to send the message!

It’s important that you include why preschool is important and how it's affected you and your own children (or grandchildren).

The entire form takes about two minutes to complete and send. It’s that easy, and very important!

Challenge and Testimonials from Other Utahans:

Once you have filled out the form, forward the information to five friends and encourage them to do the same.

“Preschool gives kids the strong start they need to be successful in school and later in life and having your child in a high-quality program gives parents the peace of mind they need, knowing that their children are in a caring, learning environment where they can thrive. HB96 is an important bill and I hope that lawmakers understand how it will truly impact all of us.”

– Lillian Erickson, Murray

My son was severly delayed in speech at 3 yrs old and later diagnosed with Autism, but we had him attend preschool through Granite School District and really believe that if he had not attended preschool would have been delayed in many other skills that he is flourishing in even though he has delayed speech. He can count, knows all his letters and their sounds and I know this is from attending preschool. I am thankful for that opportunity because in regular daycare and even at home it is hard to teach skills that prepare our children for Kindergarten.

– Melinda Hill, Sandy

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