Community Impact
ASU America Reads has positively impacted the community for over 25 years with afterschool high-impact tutoring programs. Starting in 1996, through an initiative from President Clinton as a comprehensive and nationwide effort to create school reading programs, he challenged all Americans to form a “citizen army” of volunteer tutors to ensure that every child can read independently by the end of the third grade.
In the 2024/25 academic year alone, tutors served a total of 269 students in our afterschool programs, providing 9,381 hours of academic tutoring. These students achieved proficiency in an astonishing 1,167 Arizona Academic Standards. In 2024 the America Reads Associate Program was created to provide community service opportunities in other areas of education. First partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona to provide Elementary Mentors.
We have witnessed significant improvements in overall academic engagement among the children we serve, but the partnership has also instilled a sense of hope and aspiration within our community's youth.
Terron Craig Program Director, Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel
Host an America Reads Program
America Reads partners with national and local community organizations and schools to provide community education, mentoring, and tutoring services for Kindergarten to eighth-grade students through a cost-share model with Federal Work-Study. Are you interested in partnering with us?
Please submit this America Reads Potential Partner Interest Form to get started!
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