WHAT IS LITERACY WORTH TO YOU?

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“I can’t wait to grow up and be on food stamps,”

—said no one ever!

82% of children in low-income families can’t read at grade level by the 4th grade. Of them, two-thirds will end up in jail or on welfare. (—NAEP)

Falling in love with reading impacts lives and provides a world of possibilities.

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WHERE DO YOU WANT YOUR RESOURCES TO GO?

COST OF INCARCERATION

The State of California has the largest cost of incarceration in the country! If 2/3 of all low-income child lands in jail one day the total annual cost would be:

$5.5 Billion

COST OF WELFARE SUPPORT

California also has the largest welfare expense in the country! The cost to provide welfare and its support programs to 2/3 of all low-income kids for one full year would be:

$640 Million

COST OF PREVENTION

We pulled out our calculators and did the math. The cost to provide full reading support to every child in a low-income household in San Diego for one year is:

$14 Million

Make a Difference Today

In 2018, over 2,000 children benefited from our weekly StoryTent programs. Will you help us raise the funds we need to continue empowering these children and their friends in 2019?
How many children will you sponsor?

  • 1 child a year = $240
  • 5 children a year =$1,200
  • 10 children a year = $2,400
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We can’t do it alone.

Start conversations about the state of literacy with your neighbors, co-workers, family and friends using our “Real Price of Illiteracy” bookmark.

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“When I grow up I want to get a good job so that I can donate so that when I have kids they can go to a StoryTent too.”

– Ousswe, 12 years old, City Heights StoryTent reader

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“When I grow up I want to get a good job so that I can donate so that when I have kids they can go to a StoryTent too.”

– Oussama, 12 years old, City Heights StoryTent reader

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