Mid-Atlantic

Baltimore: 1500 Union Ave. Suite 2200 | (410) 585-7600 DC: 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Suite 2065 | (202) 701-9110

Expanding literacy access in the Mid-Atlantic

Reading Partners has been part of the educational landscape in the Mid-Atlantic since 2010, when we first began placing community volunteers in Title I elementary schools in Washington, DC to support students in mastering essential reading skills. We expanded to Baltimore the following year, and then in 2025, merged our Baltimore and DC regions into one unified Mid-Atlantic region. Our one-on-one tutoring model empowers young readers to succeed in reading and in life through the engagement of community volunteers who provide individualized, personal attention to each student in our program.

See Mid-Atlantic's Impact

426

students received 12+ tutoring sessions (2025-26)

14

reading centers (2025-26)

551

community tutors (2025-26)

One of my students told me on the first day that she could not read. When she recently read by herself flawlessly, I reminded her of what she said and that she had just proven herself wrong. Her smile was priceless.

– Whitney Alves Smith, tutor in Washington, DC

79%

of all Reading Partners students meeting or exceeding their primary end-of-year literacy growth goal (2025-26)

Direct tutoring

Our direct tutoring models includes high-impact, individualized tutoring for students in both in-person and online formats.

Our volunteer-driven model engages community volunteers to support students in developing mastery of key reading skills. Volunteers are trained to implement our evidence-based curriculum rooted in the Science of Reading.

If you’re interested in tutoring, visit this page or contact our Baltimore office at volunteerBAL@readingpartners.org or our DC office at volunteerDC@readingpartners.org.

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