Who we are

85% of who you are—your intellect, your personality,

your social skills—is developed by age 5.

Let’s invest when it makes the most difference

United Way Success By 6® is the nation’s largest network of early childhood coalitions, focused on improving school readiness through community change.

 In Oswego County, Success By 6® (SB6)  is   focused on changing the way things work so young children can come to school ready to succeed.

Operating under the United Way of Greater Oswego County, SB6® is bringing  business, government and non-profit leaders together to improve early learning. For 13 years, SB6®  has been raising  awareness of the importance of early childhood development,  increasing access to services,  advocating for public policies and improving systems – budgets, laws and supports – to     improve young children’s lives in Oswego County.

At the national level, United Way Success By 6® provides a strategic framework and support for our local innovation. In the last 5 years, more than 500,000 children have benefited from SB6® early learning, child care, parent education, health, literacy and   family resource center programs