Consider These Numbers
$1 vs. $9
Every dollar spent on Early Childhood programs avoids $9 spent on special education.1 For over 60 years, WBCH has recognized early childhood intervention as critical.
$10,000
It costs about $10,000 a year for a child to repeat a grade in elementary school in Virginia.2 WBCH's after-school program is an academically focused environment, not just a drop-in program.
10:1@10%
It costs taxpayers $59,403 to incarcerate a teen for a year.3 At WBCH, we provide a 10:1 teen to adult ratio at one-tenth the cost of juvenile detention.
21.4%
21.4 percent of Richmonders live in poverty.4 WBCH helps Richmond neighbors to help themselves.
$48,000
It costs $48,000 to keep a family of four in a homeless shelter for a year.5 At WBCH, we are preventing homelessness. We are not just a one-time emergency crisis center; we teach people to help themselves.
How your investment works for Richmond
Your gift to William Byrd has a lasting effect, for example:
- $50 sends 10 to 12 school-age children on one educational fun-filled field trip
- $100 stocks the food closet for 2 1 /2 days to feed 30 people
- $150 sends one child to summer camp for two weeks
- $500 saves a family of four from homelessness by providing one month rent assistance
- $1,000 allows an at-risk teen to attend a safe, structured program for one semester
- $5,000 enables 40 seniors to access comprehensive senior social service for a year
1SOURCE: VOICES FOR VIRGINIA CHILDREN
2SOURCE: VOICES FOR VIRGINIA CHILDREN
3SOURCE: VIRGINIA AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
4SOURCE: JOHN MOESER, VCU
5SOURCE: ST. JOSEPH'S VILLA
