
Events/Services

EMPOWER
We empower kids to outsmart poverty by getting them to fall in love with reading.
We serve kids between the ages of 2 and 12 years old. From birth until 3rd grade, kids are learning to read, but from 4th grade on, kids are reading to learn. Kids in low-income households who can’t read proficiently by 4th grade are 15 times more likely to drop out of school. Sadly, in the U.S., 82% of disadvantaged kids can’t read at grade level. We currently serve over 3,000 local kids a year by our weekly programs in El Cajon, City Heights, Imperial Beach, Vista and La Mesa.
