30
Million
American adults are illiterate.
1 out
of 4
Of American school children cannot read.
1.2 million
American children dropout each year (before COVID).
$360 billion
The cost of dropouts to U.S. taxpayers.
LITERACY BUILDS FUTURES
Activating people and communities of faith
into the cause of early childhood literacy.
Illiterate by third grade is a life sentence
Literacy by age nine sets the precedent for a child’s future. If a child reads by the third grade, they have nearly a ninety percent chance of graduating high school. Meanwhile, if that same child is illiterate, they are far more likely to fall victim to addiction, poverty, and a life of crime.
American adults are illiterate.
Of American school children cannot read.
American children dropout each year (before COVID).
The cost of dropouts to U.S. taxpayers.
67% Of Children who can’t read by age nine
Will end up in prison or on welfare.
American adults are illiterate.
American school children cannot read.
American children dropout each year (before COVID).
The cost of dropouts to U.S. taxpayers.
67% of children who can’t read by age nine
WILL END UP IN PRISON OR Welfare.
For over a decade we have been at the forefront of Church/School partnership movements: 100,000+ volunteers, dozens of cities, thousands of churches… And we are just getting started.
Communities of faith are the sleeping giant of community transformation and building a brighter future for all people. Every community in America is crying out for help for their under-resourced and forgotten children. Who besides churches could provide such a throng of loving volunteers?