United Way’s Born Learning Initiative Supports Early Learning

David Gomez and the Platinum Law Group provide legal counsel on estate planning and bankruptcy law. To give back to their community in Baltimore, Maryland, David Gomez and the Platinum Law Group support a number of charities. Among these is United Way and its program, Born Learning.

Born Learning, an initiative by United Way and its partner organizations, upholds a mission to help parents and caregivers prepare their children for education. Many parents know the importance of doing so, but few know exactly how to do it. Children without the support of parents or caregivers--especially those in underserved areas--are more likely to experience low achievement and graduation rates.

Born Learning empowers both parents and caregivers with the resources and learning materials they need to understand childhood development. It also educates them on the “everyday moments” concept of learning preparation, in which parent-child interactions are merged with educational concepts to help children learn. For example, a parent can play a numbers game with their child while folding clothes. Born Learning also provides tools to accelerate early learning in various communities.