Family Literacy with Positive Parenting Program and Early Education for Children under 4 Nurse-Family Partership Four-year-old Early Education Countdown to Kindergarten
Mission
First Steps helps Anderson County families and caregivers prepare their children for school success by collaborating with community resources to deliver high-quality early childhood services..
Vision
Every Anderson County child will be prepared for success in school.
Why do we need First Steps?
25.1% of Children 0-17 live in households with incomes below the poverty level (higher than SC level)
15.1% of Children live with families where head of household lacks a high school diploma (higher than SC level).
10.2 (per thousand) experience Infant Mortality (higher than SC level.
31.6 (per thousand) Births to Teens 16-19 (higher than SC level).
