"The achievement gap that exists between low-income and high-income children can be narrowed or even closed by giving books to low-income kids…”
Our Mission: Improve access to appropriate books & fun literacy enrichment activities in Harlem!
Building Culturally Conscious Home Libraries, Making Reading Fun🔅
We are Read it and Leave it!
Let’s make reading cool 😎
Read It and Leave It is a grassroots organization tackling this challenge in a creative, three-pronged approach to impact the reading skills of children in low-income communities
“Illiteracy and crime are closely related. The Department of Justice states, ‘The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure.’ Over 70% of inmates in America’s prisons cannot read above a fourth-grade level.” U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention”
Our Impact by the numbers
of families reported an improvement in their children's literacy skills after participating in Read It and Leave It programs
of families actively engaged in building home libraries after participating in Read It and Leave It events.
of surveyed families reported a positive change in their community engagement related to literacy and education
of families expressed that the culturally conscious books provided by Read It and Leave It helped them connect with their cultural heritage
of families who participated in Read It and Leave It reported sustained reading habits six months after program completion.
Empower Harlem's future leaders!
Empower Harlem's future leaders!
Every dollar you donate directly impacts lives, fostering hope, opportunity, and positive transformation. Join us in our journey to make a difference – donate today and be a catalyst for change in building a brighter, more inclusive world