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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PROMISE

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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY PROMISE. The local program in 2007 was patterned after America's Promise, the nation's largest private-public partnership focused on the goal of having every child receive five fundamental resources (Five Promises) for success--caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, an effective education and opportunities to help others.

The executive director was Jane STEELE.

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Source:

Kundert, Rob, "Dubuque Tunes Into Kids," Telegraph Herald, January 25, 2007, p. 1