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Our mission is to improve the quality of life in our community by promoting and achieving literacy. The Coalition serves as the leading advocate for literacy in Palm Beach County by developing and maintaining highly visible literacy programs and serving as a catalyst for innovative strategies. We act as an information networking and referral center while facilitating collaborative efforts among literacy providers. We lead and unify the community in literacy initiatives. As we strive to build a literate community, our efforts are focused on our most economically and educationally disadvantaged neighbors. Each year approximately 27,000 children, adolescents and adults benefit from our 10 direct service programs. We help young children enter kindergarten with essential school readiness skills. We tutor elementary school age students to help them improve their reading skills. We mentor adolescents and young adults so that they will stay in school, graduate on time and be prepared for further education or to enter the workforce. We teach adults with limited literacy so that they can gain employment, receive promotions and earn a family-sustaining wage. We work with families to establish a legacy of literacy.

More than twenty years ago, four college students asked each other: What if we could offer children from under-resourced communities individualized attention before they enter kindergarten, giving them the critical academic and social skills—the ‘jumpstart’—they need to succeed? The idea took hold and today Jumpstart has trained more than 45,000 college students and community volunteers, preparing nearly 100,000 children for kindergarten success. Jumpstart’s program is replicated across the country in 14 states and the District of Columbia. We leverage partnerships with higher education institutions, community organizations, Head Start programs, community-based preschools, and school districts to create sustainable solutions in order to close the kindergarten readiness gap.

The "I Have A Dream" Foundation empowers children in low-income communities to achieve higher education and fulfill their leadership potential by providing them with guaranteed tuition support and equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and habits they need to gain entry to higher education and succeed in college and beyond. By helping our Dreamers gain access to college, we are putting our Dreamers on a different academic and life trajectory, while having a broader impact on the students' families and the generations that follow.

Learning Ally transforms the lives of new and struggling learners through literacy. By understanding how each student learns, Learning Ally will provide solutions to support and empower educators and students to solve the literacy problem.

MATHCOUNTS provides engaging math programs to U.S. middle school students of all ability levels to build confidence and improve attitudes about math and problem solving.

Our mission is to facilitate youth participation and intergenerational partnership in global decision-making; to support collaboration among diverse youth organizations; and to provide tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action.

Serious Fun is a nonprofit organization that provides affordable after-school childcare and arts enrichment in a safe and nurturing environment. Serious Fun's mission is to unlock every child's passion by engaging them in creative hands-on exploration. Our program serves NYC public school students in economically disadvantaged communities, and a high percent of our children come from low income households. Our multi-disciplinary classes are led by professional artists and educators who encourage creativity.

Our mission is to be a catalyst in the community for nonviolent conflict management and respect for self, others and the environment.

At Lazarex Cancer Foundation, we strive to improve cancer health outcomes, FDA cancer clinical trial diversity and enrollment, and patient access to care by providing assistance with clinical trial navigation, reimbursing trial related travel costs, and partnering with at-risk communities to mobilize resources.

Yellow Bus Education is a 501(c)(3) organization established to provide concrete life applications to classroom lessons for school-aged children. Exposure to enriching educational experiences deepens student’s sense of the world; while concurrently building the character, courage, and confidence necessary to increase standardized test scores and personal development.

To promote kindergarten readiness and strengthen family bonds in Shelby County, TN by providing age-appropriate books for all children from birth to age five

East Bay Agency for Children improves the well-being of children, youth and families by reducing the impact of trauma and social inequities.