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About Children's Literacy Project

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10 Years of Mobilizing Communities
For over a decade, Children’s Literacy Project has been mobilizing individuals, organizations and churches into the public schools. The result was thousands of communities and hundreds of thousands of volunteers activated into their neighborhood schools.
We build local movements alongside organizations and communities of faith.
We recruit volunteers.
We educate and advocate for literacy awareness.
We distribute books to forgotten communities.
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Why we Exist

“For the illiterate person, they are almost certainly assured a life in poverty. A life of feeling unwelcome in our own society. It does not have to be this way.”

Jeff Martin

Founder & President, Children’s Literacy Project

why we exist

Our Purpose

Vision

We believe every child has the right to read.  We exist to ensure all children achieve reading  proficiency by third grade, empowering them to thrive.

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Objective

We believe every child has the right to read.  We exist to ensure all children achieve reading  proficiency by third grade, empowering them to thrive.

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Mission

We believe every child has the right to read.  We exist to ensure all children achieve reading  proficiency by third grade, empowering them to thrive.

Join Us in Activating Change

Your generosity powers our mission to create content that moves communities to action. When you support Children's Literacy Project, you're investing in resources that connect passionate volunteers with children who need them most. Help us continue producing tools that inspire and equip people to tackle America's literacy crisis.

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