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Reading Partners is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering students through literacy and investing community members in underserved public schools.

Reading Partners recruits and trains community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring for elementary and middle school students reading below grade level. We partner with historically underresourced public schools and work closely with classroom teachers to provide a curriculum-based, results-oriented intervention for low-performing readers.

Community involvement in traditionally underserved public schools is a critical component of student achievement and success. Reading Partners provides structured reading support to children who may otherwise not have an opportunity for individualized reading attention. We currently operate reading centers at 11 schools across the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as 3 in the Los Angeles area. Find a reading center close to you and get involved!


Recent News

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FY2008 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE

Read about our highlights from last year.    Download Now...




VOLUNTEER CALLS FOR COMMUNITY TO HELP STRESSED SCHOOLS

Pasadena Star-News profiles Reading Partners as a way to help our local public schools during this time of economic crisis.    Read Article...




MOUNTAIN VIEW READING CENTER WINS MAYOR'S AWARD

The Reading Center at Mariano Castro Elementary School has won the 2008 Mayor's Award for our contribution in education.     Read More...



INVESTING IN EDUCATION IS A NECESSITY

Reading Partners' CEO Michael Lombardo writes back to the Los Angeles Times that any cuts made in education spending are at our peril.     Read More..


LEARNING A LOVE OF READING

Elementary School students learn to love reading with individual attention from their tutors. Reading Partners was featured in the 2008 San Jose Mercury News's Wish Book. Read Story...


READING PARTNERS EARNS FIVE STARS

Reading Partners earned five stars and was named a "Great Nonprofit" in the Great Guide to Giving and Volunteering - San Francisco Bay Area 2009 See Guide ...