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The data is clear: third-graders who read at or above grade-level are more likely to succeed in school and in life. 

United Way's literacy initiative, readUP, connects volunteers with local schools, where they spend an hour reading with two students for 30 each week, helping students get on track - and stay on track - with grade-level literacy. Each year readUP volunteers interact with hundreds of students in 14 Central Indiana school districts. Along with increased academic performance, readUP students leave the program with increased confidence and a deepened love for reading.

Your support helps us stock school libraries, purchase supplies, and deliver books to students for continued at-home reading with family and friends.

Interested in becoming a readUP tutor? Email us here.