DO YOU LOVE TO READ? DO YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING? DO YOU WANT TO HELP FOSTER AND HOMELESS YOUTH? THE CO-OP'S READING PARTNER PROGRAM IS FOR YOU!

The County of Los Angeles has more than 35,000 youth in the foster care system.
That's not a typo.
Los Angeles COUNTY has more foster youth than the entire STATE population of NY. (26,000 foster youth)

75% of foster youth are reading two to five levels below their actual grade.

YOU CAN HELP!

The Co-Op's Reading Partners Program was created to fill the widening gap between a youth’s reading ability and his/her actual grade level and meets once a week on Wednesdays from 3:00pm-5:30pm.

Depending on the level of the youth the pair might take turns reading aloud, the youth might read aloud, or the partner might read and have the youth follow along. These weekly visits provide time for reading improvement and also provide time for a relationship to grow between the youth and the mentor.

• 50% of foster youth will be homeless, incarcerated, and/or institutionalized upon leaving the foster care system.
• 42% of foster youth will not graduate high school
• Only 3% of Foster Youth go to college.
• Because they are changing placements so often, Foster youth can attend anywhere from 7-20 schools while in care.
• 70% of LA County's prison population has been in foster care.

This opportunity started on Sept. 11, 2019, 6 p.m. and ended on June 17, 2020, 8:30 p.m. EDT and happens once. All events occur at an action's local time based on the latest information provided to us. The time listed here has been automatically converted to your device's timezone.

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