Education Is the Path to a Better Life

Opening Doors Through Literacy and Learning

Kids who grow up in impoverished homes can rise above their circumstances and achieve great things if they are given some of the same advantages as their more affluent peers. Assistance League is committed to giving them an early start through childhood literacy programs that put books into the hands of early elementary students growing up in book-deprived homes.

Children who learn to read early are on track to succeed in the later grades. By reading aloud in classrooms, member volunteers hope to instill a lifelong love of books.

Because knowledge is the greatest tool for fighting poverty, many chapters also:

• Provide dictionaries and reading materials to older students
• Fund scholarship programs for college students

With education as the foundation, every child has the chance to build a brighter future.