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    Los Angeles faces a literacy crisis, with 66% of LAUSD 4th graders not reading at a basic level. KOREH L.A. addresses this by training over 18,000 volunteer reading partners who have helped over 20,000 K-5th grade students read and succeed since 1999. Their programs include Reading Buddies, a Teen Literacy Corps of over 600 high school students who mentor elementary students, and a Book Initiative that stocks empty school libraries. KOREH L.A. is committed to fostering a love of reading in Los Angeles children through their many volunteer programs.

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    Los Angeles faces a literacy crisis, with 66% of LAUSD 4th graders not reading at a basic level. KOREH L.A. addresses this by training over 18,000 volunteer reading partners who have helped over 20,000 K-5th grade students read and succeed since 1999. Their programs include Reading Buddies, a Teen Literacy Corps of over 600 high school students who mentor elementary students, and a Book Initiative that stocks empty school libraries. KOREH L.A. is committed to fostering a love of reading in Los Angeles children through their many volunteer programs.

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    Los Angeles faces a literacy crisis, with 66% of LAUSD 4th graders not reading at a basic level. KOREH L.A. addresses this by training over 18,000 volunteer reading partners who have helped over 20,000 K-5th grade students read and succeed since 1999. Their programs include Reading Buddies, a Teen Literacy Corps of over 600 high school students who mentor elementary students, and a Book Initiative that stocks empty school libraries. KOREH L.A. is committed to fostering a love of reading in Los Angeles children through their many volunteer programs.

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    Literacy for Los Angeles

    Los Angeles faces


    a literacy crisis.

    KOREH L.A. has helped


    address this crisis.
    66%

    LAUSD 4th
    graders who do
    not read above
    a basic level.

    75%

    School dropouts
    nationwide who
    report reading
    problems.

    61%
    Low-income
    families with no
    childrens books
    at all in their
    homes.

    199.1

    Age-appropriate
    books in homes
    in high-income
    communities.

    80

    LAUSD schools with


    which KOREH L.A.
    partners.

    1,220
    Students who KOREH
    L.A. Reading Buddies
    inspired with a
    love of reading
    this year!

    19,330

    Hours volunteered
    with elementary
    school students
    this year.

    18,000+
    Reading Buddies
    whove helped over
    20,000 K-5th grade
    students read and
    succeed since 1999!

    KOREH L.A.
    has trained and
    placed over 18,000
    volunteer reading
    partners, reaching
    over 20,000
    students.

    Volunteers are at the heart of our program.

    We are committed
    to the children of
    Los Angeles. Weve
    fostered a love of
    reading and put
    books in the hands of
    over 20,000 students.

    With your help, we can reach even more.

    Our Teen Literacy


    Corps empowers Los
    Angeles teens to inspire
    a love of reading
    in local elementary
    students, fostering new
    generations of leaders
    and readers.

    Every year, over 600 high school students are trained as


    Reading Buddies for elementary school students.

    TLC program evaluation


    shows that:
    Elementary school
    students who have teen
    mentors demonstrate
    increases in literacy
    skills and self-esteem
    Teen mentors experience
    substantial gains in selfempowerment and college
    attendance.

    Through the KOREH


    L.A. Book Initiative
    we restock the empty
    shelves of LAUSDs
    neediest elementary
    school libraries and
    place books in the
    hands of students.
    Our many programs
    help us foster a love of
    reading in the children
    of Los Angeles.

    Corporate KOREH empowers businesses to give back to their community


    by acting as sponsors.

    KOREH L.A.s New


    Initiatives will help us
    fulfill unmet needs in our
    Los Angeles community.
    The Esther Club pairs at-risk
    girls with a mentor who
    focuses on literacy, female
    empowerment, self-esteem
    and individuality.
    Pre-K KOREH volunteers
    provide essential support to
    pre-school children to enhance
    their reading readiness.
    Boys Club pairs boys with
    adult male mentors.

    Contact Us
    Literacy@JewishLA.org
    facebook.com/KOREHLA
    twitter.com/KOREHLA
    www.KOREHLA.org

    Our Partners

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