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Hattiesburg

Lead Support Partner: Hattiesburg Public School District
Lead Fiscal Partner: United Way of Southeast MS
Application Year: 2010

Hattiesburg Excel By 5 understands the importance and impact of early learning.  Building a strong, solid educational foundation by focusing on what and how children learn is essential to growing children's health and success.  We at Hattiesburg Excel By 5 are here to assist families in the building process.


Studies show that supporting children’s early learning can lead to:


  • Higher test scores from preschool to age 21

  • Better grades in reading and math

  • Increase high school graduation rates

  • Increase college enrollments

  • Fewer teen pregnancies

  • Improved mental health

  • A longer lifespan


We are working to promote early childhood literacy and development in Hattiesburg by providing parents with resources, guides, training, health fairs, children’s books, and more.


Hattiesburg Excel By 5 consists of members from the community, business leaders, educational leaders, and more.

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
― Fred Rogers
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Monthly Readiness Calendar

Activities you can do with your child, plus puzzles to help parents and your little scholars stay sharp!

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