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Become a Reading Mentor and Support Literacy

At Children's Literacy Project, we're on a mission to revolutionize childhood literacy across the nation. Our goal is to mobilize one million reading volunteers and create the largest database of literacy organizations in the United States. Your involvement is crucial to this transformative effort.

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Register a Group of Volunteers

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Here’s How It Works

We’ll guide you every step of the way. Once you register your group, we’ll connect you with trusted, vetted literacy programs in your area that are equipped to welcome and train volunteers.

Fill out the form

Fill out the form above to tell us where you’re located and how you’d like to help.

Get matched with a program

We’ll send you a list of vetted local programs that are ready to welcome you. You choose the one that fits best.

Reach out and get started

Contact your matches — they’ll guide you through the process of becoming a reading mentor

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Other ways to Engage

Why Literacy Mentoring Matters

Literacy is more than reading — it supports social skills, emotional intelligence, and lifelong confidence. Learn More

Want to Involve a Group?

Coordinate a group of volunteers to amplify your impact. This option is perfect for businesses, faith communities, clubs, and organizations looking to make a collective difference.

Know a Literacy Org Doing Great Work?

Is there a literacy organization in your area that is placing volunteers to help children read that we should be aware of? Nominate them here.

Prefer to Give?

Children’s Literacy Project exists to re-ignite the cause of early childhood literacy in America. We help start new programs, we help increase existing programs, we connect organizations to people and resources, and we are on a mission to find and recruit 1,000,000 new reading mentors. Give here.