Bright Futures Ahead

Celebrating 30 years of growing readers.

READ OUR 2023–2024 IMPACT REPORT

Students

served since 1994

Success rate

in making measurable progress toward grade-level reading skills

Hours

of support provided
to K-2 students since 1994

Tutor roles

filled by AmeriCorps
and paraprofessional tutors

Our Mission

We teach young children how to read, equipping them to excel in life and realize their dreams.

Student Spotlight

My Wish for Sara

"Her progress, I believe, is a direct result of her motivation, her work ethic, and the integrity of the program. "

Make An Impact

You can help every child discover lifelong strengths through reading.

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Become A Tutor

Change lives. Maybe even your own.

Tutors take a year or more to make our community stronger. In the process, they transform themselves.

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Tutor Spotlight

How Service and a Special Student Helped Me Find My Career Path

"I cannot think of a single more rewarding experience in my life than having the opportunity to teach a child to read."

Proudly Serving

AmeriCorps is the federal agency connecting individuals and organizations through service and volunteering to tackle the nation’s most pressing challenges. Literacy First is an AmeriCorps grantee.

Literacy First is a program of the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The Dana Center works with our nation’s education systems to ensure that all students have access to and success in a high-quality and modern mathematics, science, and literacy education.