Join us Monday, November 16 at 5:30pm!
How to Join:  
Stream the meeting via Facebook Live here: https://www.facebook.com/uwmemergingleaders
COVID-19 has disrupted education, with recent research at the national level showing only 60% of learners from low-income families regularly log in to classroom work compared to 90% of children from high-income families. Students may lose up to seven months of learning as a result.

Join us to hear from local community leaders as they share how the Emerging Leaders' support of Raise Me to Read is helping local students succeed.
Featuring...

Dr. Martha Bruckner is the Executive Director of the MOEC (Metropolitan Omaha Educational Consortium) Collective Impact Initiative, a role designed to guide improvement of education for students from Preschool to age 16 in the Omaha-metro area. Dr. Bruckner previously was Superintendent of Council Bluffs Schools from 2007-2016.
*Updated Speaker - Samantha Emerine is a serial bad book enthusiast, former library professional and current Director of Literacy Initiatives for Raise Me to Read and FAMILY, Inc., a funded partner of United Way of the Midlands.
Learn how to get involved with the Emerging Leaders
Do you want to:

  1. Meet other professionals who are passionate about making a difference in the community?
  2. Know about local volunteer opportunities?
  3. Learn more about the challenges our community is facing and how you can help?

We'll share how you can do all this and more at the end of the event. Just follow the directions above to join us!
About United Way of the Midlands’ Emerging Leaders:

If you’re a passionate professional under 40 who is interested in volunteerism, advocacy or philanthropy, United Way of the Midlands Emerging Leaders is the group for you. We aim to help kids read on grade-level by supporting Raise Me to Read, a community-wide campaign to increase students’ reading proficiency.