OUR STORY
VISION STATEMENT
GenerationEd’s vision is a community where every young child can achieve and parents can succeed.
MISSION
Empowering and inspiring young children and families to build skills, resilience and confidence to fulfill their vision of success.
OUR VALUES
At GenerationEd, we believe that it is just as much how you approach the work as the importance of the work itself. We believe that every day, we want to hold to these values to exemplify what is important to our organization.
Family First: We honor and support families – at work and at home – with empathy, respect, and dedication in every interaction.
Integrity Always: We do the right thing, every time, working honestly, fairly, responsibly, and with accountability.
Lead with Compassion: We see our work through the lens of the families we service. We listen to understand. We respond with patience and care.
Collaboration with Purpose: We intentionally build meaningful relationships and work collectively to create lasting change.
Choose Optimism: We believe in the limitless potential of every child and adult to achieve success.
Teamwork & Shared Purpose: We communicate openly, support one another, and grow together to serve families well.
HISTORY
GenerationEd offers quality comprehensive programs for young children and families in Guilford and Rockingham Counties in collaboration with numerous community partners.
From our humble beginnings, a unique group of community organizations joined hands to consolidate into a single agency planning efforts to provide quality child care for low income families in Greensboro. The Metropolitan Council of Negro Women, the Greensboro Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, the Greensboro Housing Authority, the Greensboro Community Council, and various community leaders brought together a number of day care centers supported by the United Fund (now United Way of Greater Greensboro) into a single entity – United Day Care Services, Inc. (UDCS). UDCS’ services soon expanded to include High Point and all of Guilford County.
After three name changes through the years, UDCS is now GenerationEd, providing services to over 6,000 children and families a year through its six programs: Head Start/Early Head Start, Education & Training, Nurse-Family Partnership, and the Family Success Center. GenerationEd currently has over 320 employees and is one of the largest nonprofit organizations in Guilford County.
meet our amazing team
THE FACES BEHIND OUR SUCCESS
Our Staff
Maria Layne-Stevens
Sarah Roder
Melissa Martinez
Mishawne Carrington
Daintry O'Brien
Rashad Gaines
Aiysha Hall
Victoria Vample
Jaye Webb
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Commitee
Shannon Allen
Melissa Shearer
Michele Deuterman
Koy Schoppe
Jaclyn King
MEMBERS
Bernard Bajardi
Gabrielle Brown
Rosetta Davis
Dr. Valerie Jarvis McMillan
Karen La Paro
Chris Murray
Kahran Myers-Davis, Esq.
Adrian Payne
Karyn Pleasant
Natalia Scott
Bonita Sherrod
Suzanne Shoemaker
Yvonne Short
Dr. Angela Stanley
Haley Winstead
