Organizations Filed Purposes:
BASED ON RESEARCH, READ USA INC., IS TARGETING BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY EQUIPPING LITERACY RESOURCES TO CHILDREN OF LOW INCOME HOMES. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT 2/3 OF LOW INCOME HOMES HAVE ZERO BOOKS AND 2/3 OF 4TH GRADERS WHO STRUGGLE TO READ WILL END UP IN JAIL OR ON WELFARE. READ USA INC. IS CREATING AWARENESS AND ACTION TOWARDS THIS ISSUE AND TURNING THE PAGE ON THESE STATISTICS IN A POSITIVE WAY.
READ USA SERVED OVER 17,000 PRE-SCHOOL AGE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 41 TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND 5 COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT SERVE CHILDREN FROM UNDER RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH OVER 50,000 BRAND NEW AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS THEY SELECTED FOR BOOK OWNERSHIP AND BUILDING THEIR HOME LIBRARIES.
READ USA ALSO DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A PILOT PEER TO PEER SUMMER TUTORING PROGRAM WHERE 88 MAYOR'S YOUTH AT WORK PROGRAM TEEN PARTICIPANTS WERE TRAINED AND SUPERVISED AS TUTORS BY LICENSED EDUCATORS AND LITERACY TUTOR PROFESSIONALS. THESE TEEN TUTORS RECEIVED ONE FULL WEEK OF TRAINING ON THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENT EXPECTATION AND SKILLS. THEY WERE THEN PAIRED WITH NEARLY 200 PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR AN INTENSE 1 TO 1 LITERACY TUTORING SESSION FOR TWO SHIFTS EACH DAY M-F FOR 5 WEEKS. PRE AND POST ASSESSMENT TESTS WERE ANALYZED BY AN INDEPENDENT SOURCE, JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, WHICH SHOWED READING GAINS WERE ACHIEVED FOR BOTH THE TEEN TUTORS AS WELL AS THE YOUNGER STUDENTS THEY LED.
READ USA HELD A COMMUNITY EVENT, "PEACE IN THE PAGES", RAISING AWARENESS THROUGH HONORING AWARD WINNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT EXEMPLIFY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERACY AND PEACE, PROSPERITY, EMPATHY, NON-VIOLENCE, JUSTICE, AND FREEDOM AND ENCOURAGING SUPPORT TOWARD THESE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY ILLITERACY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Erica Willie | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lakeisha Wells-Palmer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Maira Martelo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charlene Landen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lashawn Caldwell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lakesha Burton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Sawyer | DIRECTOR | 20 | $0 |
| Roxy Garcia Marcus | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Snowden Mcfall | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Carmen North | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Mone' Holder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jan Healy | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rosalie Bernstein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Caron | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Susan Brandenburg | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Vanessa Tussey | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Wiss | PRESIDENT | 25 | $0 |
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