In many of the schools we serve, more than half of third-graders are reading below grade level. Without intervention, that gap widens every year — and the consequences follow children into adulthood.

The After-School Literacy Fund puts trained tutors in community centers three afternoons a week. Students get one-on-one attention, age-appropriate books, and the kind of encouragement that changes how a child sees themselves as a learner.

Last year, 94% of participants improved their reading scores within a single semester. Your gift keeps those tutors in the room and those books in children's hands.