To achieve our mission, we believe in working together to build and improve the early childhood system. This means working with more than 150 local, regional, and national partners, more than 200 under-resourced preschool and childcare centers, and local elementary schools. Make Way for Books partners with First Things First, The Helios Education Foundation, and the Cradle to Career Initiative to work to improve our educational system. We co-chair the First Focus on Kids Kindergarten Readiness Change Network, working to move the needle on the number of children who are kindergarten ready in Pima County.
Make Way for Books also believes passionately in providing experiences to help shape the next generation of educators and change-makers. To that end, we partner with our local high schools, colleges, and several departments and schools at The University of Arizona to provide internships and learning opportunities for students in our community interested in early childhood literacy.