fundraiser
Hannah Standiford for The Lucy Project
$1,350 Raised
We use science-based methods to turn teachers into literacy experts and students into readers.
The Lucy Project is a registered 501(c)(3) organization offering school-based, multi-site reading remediation that gives students most in need free, daily, individualized tutoring by experts equipped with resources proven to successfully lead struggling readers to achieve grade-level reading proficiency or higher.
There is a Solution
By leveraging our highly qualified experts and the generosity of our funders, The Lucy Project delivers free reading remediation to children in schools in underserved areas. In addition, we giveย free professional development to public school teachersย in South Florida.
Lessons like these typically cost a prohibitive $130 per hour if paid for privately. We envision a Miami-Dade County where every struggling reader has equal access to the high-quality educational resources they need to thrive. We won't rest until the job is done. We believe in equity in education to improve literacy development in our community at large.
Every single penny is put to immediate use andย ALL donations for to direct services.
$25 Funds a one-hour lesson for a struggling reader striving for success.
$500 Finances an entire month of daily support for one child, giving them confidence and hope.
$2,500 Cover the cost of professional development in structured literacy for a teacher, enabling them to help more than 800 students throughout their career.
$6,000 Gives the heroic and ongoing gift of proficient reading to a struggling child, changing their self-esteem and life forever.
Our Mission:
The Lucy Project advocates for children who struggle to read and provides full and fair access to evidence-based literacy intervention.
The Facts:
47% of students read below grade level in Miami-Dade County public schools. -MDCPS
Poor readers are statistically more likely to drop out, end up in the criminal justice system and live in poverty.
US Department of Justice
Our learning specialists use a scientifically-proven teaching method to help children with reading-based disabilities.
Denton et al., Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
All students being remediated by The Lucy Project close the gap at an above-average rate. The majority of students receiving services reach grade level within 12 months
Organization name
The Lucy Project
Tax id (EIN)
85-0721345
Address
2730Sw 3rd Ave Suite 304