Reaching for the Stars Capital Campaign
Early childhood education is critically important to every child.
Please watch this inspiring video and consider partnering with North Star to ensure that every child in New Bedford has access to high quality early education and care!
For over 40 years, NorthStar has provided innovative educational programming to meet the evolving and complex needs of New Bedford’s children. Using a unique wrap-around service approach grounded in evidence-based practices, NorthStar serves families who have exhausted other program options and whose children have been expelled or excluded from other programs due of challenging behavior usually stemming from undiagnosed special needs or unrecognized trauma. NorthStar delivers fifteen programs across New Bedford related to Early Childhood Education, K-12 Student Academic Support, and Youth and Family Mental Health Services. Upon graduating from NorthStar’s nationally-accredited programs, approximately 90% of students go on to academic success as well as productive lives and careers.
Help us make this vision a reality.
There are 35 naming opportunities available! View our naming opportunities to learn more.
What We Have Accomplished
For over 40 years, we have strengthened the New Bedford community:
95% of our age-eligible preschoolers test as being ready for kindergarten on the New Bedford Public Schools-administered school readiness assessments.
90% of the youth referred to our mentoring programs stay in their homes, schools, and community.
Committed to leaving no child behind, we accept and successfully work with children expelled from other programs due to traumatic stress-caused behavior problems.
Testimonials
How the New Bedford Community Will Benefit
Economic research has estimated that every dollar spent on early childhood education generates $4 to $11 of benefits to the participants and society at large.
Laying the Foundation for School Success
Students who attend early childhood education programs, compared to their peers who do not attend:
- Are more academically and socially prepared for kindergarten
- Do better in elementary school
- Are more likely to graduate from high school
- Have higher test scores
- Go on to college or another pathway of education or training
To inspire a new generation of innovative thinkers and creative problem-solvers, we have embedded Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) in all our programming for children and, now, into our building design.
Early Childhood Investment is Workforce Development
Early childhood investments provide dual benefits: gains for children and families, and long-term economic benefits for the business community and community at large. Attending an early childhood education program is linked to:
- Increased future employability and productivity in the labor market
- Higher employment rates, better earnings, and lower need for public assistance
- Increased volunteer work in the community
- Reduced crime. Crime rates could drop in cities like New Bedford—if more children had access to high quality early childhood education
Get Involved
NorthStar will be honored to receive tax-deductible contributions of all sizes, and will recognize its donors at the entrance to its new early childhood education center. Prominent naming opportunities are also available for contributions and pledges of $10,000 or more which can be pledged over five years.
Thank you to our Generous Donors to Date!
- Acushnet Foundation Fund, of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
- BankFive
- BayCoast Bank
- Bristol County Savings Bank
- Carney Family Charitable Foundation
- Charlie’s Children’s Charities
- City of New Bedford
- Coastal Financial & Christopher M. Hodgson
- CTH Foundation
- Island Foundation
- Sylvia Group
