11/22/2025
📚 **Join Us in Empowering Young Minds!** 📚
We're on a mission to promote literacy among our children at a crucial stage in their lives! With 1 in 4 adults in Cook County struggling with illiteracy, it's more important than ever that we invest in the future of our youngest learners.
🌟 **Help Us Reach Our Goal!** 🌟 We aim to send **2 books home each month for 10 children** in our program, and every dollar counts! Your contributions will not only support sending books home, but also enrich our in-class library with resources that promote literacy in all forms.
👉 **Donate today and make a lasting impact!** Your generosity can turn the page for these children, helping them become confident readers and learners.
💖 Together, we can inspire a love for reading and knowledge! Click here to contribute: [Support Our Fundraiser](https://shop.scholastic.com/viewCampaign?campaignId=04859e28-b366-4b27-9f06-455b4739c6ac)
I teach children age 3-5. 1 in 5 Illinois adults is illiterate, but it's 1 in 4 in Cook ... Illiteracy remains a significant problem in Chicago, with approximately 1 in 4 adults in Cook County being functionally illiterate and student proficiency levels in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) remaining alar...
