CLP empowers communities with the tools to help every child become a confident reader.
We serve with humility, lead with evidence, and believe in the power of communities to transform children’s lives through literacy.
We produce world class media to help you inspire volunteers, raise money and expand your impact.
Literacy is a way to love our neighbors, empowering lives through knowledge, hope, and connection.
Learn what it means to be a Reading Buddy and explore how you or your group can help.
Add your literacy organization to our national database
Our goal is to connect literacy organizations with funding, volunteers, and tools to help them grow.
SENTENCED partners with Stephen and Ayesha Curry to share a powerful look at the childhood illiteracy crisis.
Our films and books reveal the literacy crisis and the pathways to hope.
READ inspires neighborly love through literacy.
A School Transformation Masterclass
View our gallery of short, informative films.
Ron Fairchild, President of the Smarter Learning Group, discusses strategies to disrupt generational poverty through early childhood education.
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When churches lead with literacy, whole communities are changed.
A ready-to-use kit to help you lead the way at your church.
How God's People Can Bring Justice Through Literacy
Just starting out as a literacy mentor or partnering organization, find your first steps here
A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching and Sustaining Community Literacy Initiatives – Transform Lives, Schools, and Neighborhoods.
To impact literacy, your organization needs a passionate leader to champion the cause.
Five guiding principles for partnering humbly and effectively with public schools to promote literacy.
Equip volunteer teams with clear expectations, personal invitations, and vision-driven training for literacy success.
Become a reading buddy: if you can read, spare time, and care, a child is waiting.
Become a reading mentor and transform a child’s future—start your journey today.
Inspire literacy in your community: recruit mentors, identify a champion, and support schools.
Engage your organization in literacy initiatives using video, personal invites, and effective communication channels.
Explore key roles in literacy partnerships, from mentors to leaders, driving community-wide impact.
