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partners in hope with you, our customers, we’re helping Save the Children give children the tools to achieve greatness. one in every five children in rural America is living in poverty today. for the past 24 years, t.j.maxx and Save the Children have partnered to help children living in our nation’s poorest communities by providing early childhood development, literacy, physical fitness and nutrition programs. this partnership began with the sponsorship of 113 children, and has now grown to sponsor 910 children, with every t.j.maxx store sponsoring a child. since 1984, t.j.maxx and our customers have donated over $11.5 million to Save the Children. read on to learn more about how your support funds special programs created by Save the Children to help children in need. early steps and literacy programs a better education equals a brighter future. Save the Children’s program for infants and preschoolers, early steps to school success, begins at home, providing parents with the training and materials they need to encourage cognitive, social and emotional development in their children. with the help of funding from t.j.maxx and customers like you, early steps trainers make regular home visits to teach parents how to promote early literacy and language learning and to help children develop healthy eating and exercise habits at a very young age. children who participate in the early steps program attend story hours at their local elementary school and other transition activities so they are ready to learn when it is time for them to start school. for school age children, Save the Children’s literacy support programs provide support for children in-school, after-school and during the summer break. these programs are helping thousands of elementary and middle school children to become strong readers and successful students. because of your donations and the continued support of t.j.maxx, Save the Children is able to provide this important programming to help children living in poverty in the United States have a chance at success. CHANGE to help end childhood obesity. it’s a fact: healthier kids lead happier lives. over the past 30 years, the childhood obesity rate has nearly tripled for preschool children, and more than quadrupled for children ages 6-11. with the help of t.j.maxx and customers like you, Save the Children’s CHANGE (Creating Healthy, Active, and Nurturing Growing-up Environments) program is tackling the problem of childhood obesity. because their families often have limited access to fresh produce and rely on low-priced, low nutrition foods, children living in impoverished rural communities are particularly at-risk for obesity. in addition to these nutritional challenges, these communities often can’t afford to provide recreational facilities and sports programs. children in the CHANGE program are provided with nutritious snacks, including fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as daily physical activity programs. with the continued support of t.j.maxx and customers like you, Save the Children is working to make every child a healthy child. |