A PERSONAL FUNDRAISER FOR A
Verified 501(c)(3) NonprofitLisa V's Reading Assist Fundraiser for Fellow Supplies
A fundraiser for: 2024 Giving Tuesday Fellow Fundraiser (Reading Assist)
Organization Mission:
Reading Assist provides intensive services for young, at-risk children with the most significant reading challenges so that they achieve reading progress and proficiency.
I’m Lisa Voicheck.
I’m fundraising for
2024 Giving Tuesday Fellow Fundraiser (Reading Assist).
I’m so excited to share that I’m participating in Reading Assist’s 2024 Giving Tuesday Fellow Fundraiser! Reading Assist is the nonprofit organization I’m serving with this year through AmeriCorps. It provides reading instruction and intervention services for young, at-risk children with the most significant reading challenges in high-needs schools across Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC.
This year, I, along with other Reading Assist tutors, am working to raise $10,000 towards the organization’s overall goal of raising $35,000 in honor of their 35th year of supporting young struggling readers throughout the region.
By contributing to our $10,000 goal, you’ll help ensure that countless children have the opportunity to develop a lifelong love of reading.
While Giving Tuesday is officially on December 3rd, we are kicking off our fundraiser on November 19th to give us the best chance at achieving our goal. I know that with help from community members like you, we can make a difference, and together, we all win!
Please use my fundraiser link [insert link] to donate no later than December 3rd at midnight and help me qualify to win a donut and coffee party for the staff at my school and some other exciting prizes!
Thank you in advance for your support!
About Reading Assist
About Us:
Reading Assist provides high-impact, science-of-reading-based literacy instruction for students in kindergarten through third grade across Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Washington, DC. We partner with schools serving children who face the greatest barriers to reading success.
Through direct tutoring, professional learning, and school-based capacity building, we support students with significant reading challenges, as well as the educators who serve them.
Our Impact:
In the 2024–25 school year, Reading Assist served more than 2,300 students across 55 schools — the largest year in our history.
Our trained tutors provide one-on-one or small-group instruction to students in the lowest 25% for reading proficiency, helping students master essential reading benchmarks within one school year.
Through consistent instruction:
• 90% of students reached benchmark levels in at least one foundational reading skill
• 75% of kindergartners met grade-level benchmarks
• Students gained up to 17 months of learning in a single school year
• 75% of kindergartners met grade-level benchmarks
• Students gained up to 17 months of learning in a single school year
Beyond the Classroom:
Reading Assist’s work extends far beyond daily tutoring sessions. In partnership with schools, community organizations, and state and local governments, we expand access to high-impact literacy support across the broader community.
Reading Assist’s work extends far beyond daily tutoring sessions. In partnership with schools, community organizations, and state and local governments, we expand access to high-impact literacy support across the broader community.
In addition to school-based support, we:
• Provide after-school literacy programming
• Collaborate on statewide and community literacy initiatives that ensure students receive structured, research-based instruction wherever they learn
• Deliver professional learning and coaching to strengthen instructional capacity within schools
• Lead the Tutors to Teachers Delaware partnership with Wilmington University to prepare the next generation of literacy educators
• Provide after-school literacy programming
• Collaborate on statewide and community literacy initiatives that ensure students receive structured, research-based instruction wherever they learn
• Deliver professional learning and coaching to strengthen instructional capacity within schools
• Lead the Tutors to Teachers Delaware partnership with Wilmington University to prepare the next generation of literacy educators
By supporting both students and the educators who serve them, Reading Assist strengthens literacy outcomes across the region.
How Your Support Makes a Difference:
This Do More 24, you can help us provide essential resources that directly support our students’ progress:
$25 – Provides 4 whiteboards used in daily reading lessons
$50 – Supplies grapheme sound decks for 20 tutors, supporting structured literacy instruction
$100 – Purchases workbooks for 10 students needing intensive reading practice
$250 – Buys 1 iPad for weekly reading assessments
$500 – Provides a full set of instructional materials for an entire tutoring site
$1,000 – Supports half a year of reading intervention for a struggling reader
$50 – Supplies grapheme sound decks for 20 tutors, supporting structured literacy instruction
$100 – Purchases workbooks for 10 students needing intensive reading practice
$250 – Buys 1 iPad for weekly reading assessments
$500 – Provides a full set of instructional materials for an entire tutoring site
$1,000 – Supports half a year of reading intervention for a struggling reader
Donate today and help ensure every child gets the literacy support they need to succeed. Your gift can make a world of difference in their lives.
Organization Details
Name:
Reading Assist
EIN: 510317415
Street Address:
100 W 10th St
Suite 910
City: Wilmington
State: DE Zip: 19801
Counties Served: New Castle, Kent, Sussex
Office Locations: Wilmington
Sectors: Capacity Building, Education, Kids, Volunteerism, Workforce, Youth Development, Literacy
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