Values to Action Receives $250,000 Promise Grant from National Nonprofit Accelerate
Summary
Values to Action to Provide a Fun and Effective Kindergarten Reading Program to Struggling ReadersValues to Action today announced it will receive a $250,000 Promise Grant from Accelerate, a national nonprofit working to make high-impact tutoring a standard feature of the American school day. We are especially hopeful that we can provide our program to children who are at risk for significant reading deficiencies.Every Child Reads, Values to Actions tutoring program, uses the Funnix system to provide supplemental direct instruction along with positive motivational strategies to foster an environment that nurtures young readers. The program helps give children a strong foundation in reading early on in an effort to prevent disparities and help students succeed in school and beyond.Values to Action will provide a limited number of schools: None The Funnix program at no cost to the school None Careful assessment of childrens reading skill to document their successThe evidence behind tutoring as an intervention is strong and the field is making tremendous progress, but we still need more providers with a proven track record that can also scale, said Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman. Values to Action is a community of scientists, clinicians, and concerned citizens that seeks to leverage behavioral science, effect change, and make the world a better place for everyone. The NPSS is a joint partnership of more than 100 organizations, The Department of Education, AmeriCorps, the Johns Hopkins Everyone Graduates Center to launch a new coalition formed to expand high-quality tutoring, mentoring, and other evidence-based support programs, with the goal of ensuring an additional 250,000 adults serve in these roles over the next three years.Accelerate is supported by Citadel founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin; Arnold Ventures; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the Overdeck Family Foundation; and the Walton Family Foundation.
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