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Who We Are
Teach a Kid to Read is a non-profit committed to building a future where illiteracy is no longer a roadblock in a child's life. We are here to raise awareness around illiteracy, and to connect individuals, schools, and faith groups to help break the cycle in their own communities.
130 Million Adults
In the U.S. Struggle to Read Basic Sentences**
Our $650 billion education system leaves one in four children unable to read. With compassion, we explore the near impossible task our teachers and the crippled schools are up against, and how we can support the school system NOW....
60%
of young men entering prison could not read at a third-grade level
Source: Chicago Tribune
80%
of low-income fourth graders NEVER reach reading proficiency.
Source: US Department of Education
⅕
American adults don’t read well enough to get a living wage job.
Source: US Department of Labor
Our Partners
Teach a Kid to Read supports thousands of organizations and, as a result, countless schools.
TEACH a KID to READ exists to inspire, incubate and expand literacy movements all across the country. Watch one of our partners, SOAR Detroit, and their reading intervention program.
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