Frances Dalbey, the executive director of the Hunt County United Way, discusses the Early Childhood Intervention Services program, one of the organizations that receives United Way funding. A University of Chicago economist, speaking recently at an event hosted by the governor of Mississippi, says a study he had done shows that early childhood intervention yields a 13 percent return on investment to the public in terms of children who otherwise would be costly to society.
Early Childhood Intervention Yields 13% Return On Investment, Economist Says
Texas Department of Health and Human Services
