Reading Village

Our 12-year adventure at Reading Village has been full of pride, joy, accomplishment, and challenges overcome. Thanks to your support, our Leaders and Readers Program has established a strong record of success, reaching over 12,000 children with reading and literacy activities, and transforming the lives of more than 150 teens who have been a part of the program.

However, as you may already know, unforeseen institutional barriers have led our Board of Directors to make the difficult decision to close Reading Village. With the donations we've received over the last few months we were able to secure the necessary funding that will ensure the remaining 67 teens in our program are able to graduate from high school.

Because of you, these young people will have the opportunity to join the ranks of our graduates who now include a lawyer, teachers, bankers, nurses, small business owners, and other professionals. By securing these good jobs, our graduates are able to provide services to their communities, pursue a higher standard of living and better provide for their families. In turn, this newfound economic security often enables their younger siblings to study, too.

I hope you feel as proud as we do that the ripples of our impact are broad, and will continue to spread for generations to come.

Thank you for your support over these many years. You brought to life a vision of creating opportunities for marginalized children and youth to fulfill their potential, impacting the lives of thousands, now and for years to come!

With deep gratitude and blessings for the New Year,

Linda Smith