Project 500
BOOKS ARE THE BRIDGE TO OPPORTUNITY
Project 500 is an initiative to give families access to the necessary tools to literacy by helping them build an in-home library of 500 books. Studies show that when kids have 500 books or more in their homes, their education is boosted 3.2 years on average.
HOW IT WORKS
Impact zone 1
100 Books
Grade: Pre-School
Ages: 0-4
Books Given to Each Household: 100
Empowered Readers partners with Pediatricians to get books in the hands of families at their scheduled Well Visits from birth to age 4. Each registered household will receive 100 books while in this Impact Zone.
Impact zone 2
100 Books
Grade: PreK
Ages: 4-5
Books Given to Each Household: 100
Children receive books weekly from partner PreK programs that participate in our Adventure Time Readers Club program. Each registered household will receive 100 books while in this Impact Zone.
Impact zone 3
300 Books
Grade: K - 3rd
Ages: 5-9
Books Given to Each Household: 300
Children receive books weekly from partner Title 1 Atlanta Public Schools that offer our free Adventure Time Readers Club program. Each registered household will receive 300 books while in this Impact Zone.
result
500 Books
100 + 100 + 300 = a fully stocked in-home library of 500 Books!
By completing the program families will have direct access to books, the foundational tool for increasing opportunities and improving
their quality of life!
*Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations
** Donald Hernandez, Double Jeopardy
*** One World Literacy Foundation
**** US Department of Education
The Dissolution of Hope
3.2 YEARS
Studies show that when kids have 500 books or more in their homes, their education is boosted 3.2 years on average. *
4x
Children who do not read proficiently by the end of third grade are four times more likely to dropout of school.**
2/3
2/3 of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare.***
85%
85 percent of all juveniles who interface with the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate.****
