INCENTIVES
- First-time donors of $25 or more will receive a free R2S T-shirt.
WHAT THEY DO: Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe (R2S) is a Black-led independent literacy nonprofit on a mission to help close the race-based opportunity gap. We do this through community-powered literacy programming that engages children, families and community partners. R2S programs serve children from birth to age 5, elementary school students and their families through community literacy training, one-to-one and small group tutoring, guest author visits and live read-alouds, culturally responsive book distribution, kindergarten readiness support and more!
I have been blown away by the growth made this year by my students who worked with R2S tutors. Several made more than a year’s worth of growth and are now on grade level heading into middle school. ... The structure and work of this organization is an integral part of addressing the opportunity gap in Asheville.—Betts Conti, fifth grade teacher, Claxton Elementary School