St. Pete Catalyst: "Thrive By Five Pinellas" Dr. Keesha Benson 1-20-20

In Pinellas County, less than 60 percent of children are “ready” for kindergarten when the time comes. While that’s better than the state average of just 53 percent, organizers of a new initiative backed the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and run by the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas are fighting to increase that number to 75 percent in the next five years.

The initiative is called Thrive By Five Pinellas. Dr. Keesha Benson, director of the program, dropped in to the St. Pete Catalyst studio to speak with us about the initiative. #StPewteCatalyst #ThrivebyFive #Pinellas