Building Brighter Futures for Philadelphia's Young Readers

Our full-time AmeriCorps tutors are helping kids learn to read.

Just 33% of Philadelphia’s K-3 students read on grade level. Our AmeriCorps tutors are serving full-time, supporting nearly 1,000 students with daily reading tutoring this year. Together with our school partners, they are working to make sure that our students can become successful, confident, and joyful readers.

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Support Joyful Readers and ensure we can provide high-quality tutoring to students this fall!

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Make a difference for Philadelphia students. Apply to become one of our tutors!

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Want to learn more? Contact us to talk about Joyful Readers!

AMERICORPS IS AT RISK

OUR STUDENTS
STILL NEED US

We're Not Going Anywhere

We received notice that our AmeriCorps grant is one of nearly 1,000 across the country that the federal government is seeking to terminate early. This decision puts our federal funding for this year and next at risk.

Our commitment to our students, tutors, and partner schools remains unshaken. We will continue to provide students with the consistent, high-quality literacy support they rely on.

Please consider supporting Joyful Readers with a gift. A donation today will bridge this critical funding gap and invest in the future of our program for years to come.