Why give?

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National studies show a strong link between a child’s literacy skills and future economic success. Children who have not developed basic literacy skills by the time they enter school are almost four times more likely to drop out in later years. And among those who reach adulthood with the lowest level of literacy proficiency, 43% live in poverty. Among those who have strong literacy skills, only 4% live in poverty.

It’s simple. Children who grow up as strong readers and writers have many more opportunities available to them than those who do not.

Make a donation today.

We serve young readers and writers at greatest risk of growing up with low literacy skills:

• children in shelters or low-income housing
• children of prison inmates
• migrant children
• children from low-income families
• children in Head Start
• children in communities undergoing economic challenges
• many other at-risk children from birth to age 12

Help us support low-income, at-risk, and urban children.

Unlock Hearts has a reputation for being an efficient, effective non-profit. It costs Unlock Hearts an average of only $25 to serve a child. That $25 lets a child participate in a Unlock Hearts event and choose two brand-new books to take home and keep.

Donate now and and help more children attend Unlock Hearts events.