*We recommend you give to this team if you are unaffiliated with any other team and would like to support young readers in our community.*
When we read together, we succeed together.
In the 2017-18 school year, only half of Oregon’s third graders met state reading standards, a key indicator of future educational success. Children who are not reading at benchmark level by third-grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school than their reading proficient peers, and that number triples for children in low-income households. This is why SMART Reading's work matters.
Each year in communities across Oregon, SMART Reading brings together thousands of adult volunteers and students aged PreK to third-grade to connect over books. As they read together, they share countless stories, adventures, and laughter, build essential skills, and establish a love of reading and learning. To foster reading outside the classroom, each student also receives 14 new books to keep throughout the school year.
This year, SMART Reading provided on-one-one reading support to over 11,000 kids and gave away more than 140,000 books. Over the past 26 years, 134,000 volunteers have read with over 211,000 Oregon kids and SMART Reading has given away more than 2.7 million books.
We need your support to provide these life-changing gifts for children. Through Lawyers for Literacy, our goal is to provide critical reading support to 100 students participating in SMART Reading in the Portland Metro area.
Join us today!
· $325 provides all the resources needed for one SMART Reading student for an entire year.
· $40 buys new giveaway books (14) for one SMART Reading student for an entire year.
· Sign up to volunteer one hour a week. Can't volunteer your time? Give a billable hour!
By providing access to books and fostering a love of reading and learning in Oregon’s kids, SMART Reading is changing lives one book, one volunteer, and one child at a time. Join us!
P.S. When you make a donation, you can select your firm's team or donate as an independent lawyer. No matter what team you select, your gift will go to SMART Reading.
