A vision ‘as breathtaking and groundbreaking as public school’ for early childhood

“Yes, we want to invest in job training and workforce development … we want to invest in schooling and preschool programs, but the more we can invest in the early years — in supporting women, children, and families prenatally up to age 3, and then shifting that focus to ages 3 to 8 — it’s going to yield a higher return,” said Charrise Hart, the CEO of Ready for School, Ready for Life.


Christina Dobson

Christina Dobson assumed the role of Director of Data and Performance at Ready Ready as of April 15, 2022. In her new role, Christina will support staff and community partners in readiness for the evaluation of our initiative. She will coordinate with The Duke Endowment and Ready Ready’s evaluation consultants, ensuring that needed data and […]






Connie Colter

Connie Colter has served her community since moving to North Carolina four years ago. She has served as Vice president for her community board for the last four years in the Greensboro Housing Authority. She has served as a board member for YWCA Healthy Moms Healthy Babies for the last four years and continues to […]


Staff profile: Megan LeFaivre

By Stephanie Skordas, Director of Marketing and Communications When the idea that became Ready for School, Ready for Life (Ready Ready) was just starting to spark in Guilford County, Literacy Coordinator Megan LeFaivre was there. “I served as a volunteer on the very first steering committee, through the Early Literacy Design Team, and the 100-day […]