The Des Moines Register – Bishop Julius C. Trimble
“Last month, I attended a screening in Des Moines of the PBS documentary “A Path Appears,” which features actress Jennifer Garner traveling to rural West Virginia to see the effect poverty has on children in her home state. The documentary provides a shocking view into the lives of those who wouldn’t ordinarily receive the same opportunities as those born into a different — and wealthier — environment. The Des Moines screening was sponsored by Save the Children Action Network (SCAN), which advocates for high-quality early childhood education. After we watched a segment of the documentary, SCAN’s president, Mark Shriver, moderated a conversation about how programs that help children help our entire community and how investing in early childhood is smart public policy.”(more)