The Urban Flower Project

The Urban Flower Project

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Pick Up A Book!

The Urban Flower Project is a family literacy and professional development organization whose purpose is to promote literacy within families, and to promote collaboration amongst educators of children in urban school districts. The philosophy of the organization is that parent education is key, and that professional development must be an essential practice for all educators if we want young children to be successful.

Interesting Information About Reading...

Over 40% of the children in the United States are not reading at grade level by the end of the third grade.
The road to becoming a reader begins the day a child is born and continues through the end of the third grade.
Children who become good readers in early grades are more likely to become better learners throughout their school years and beyond.
One-to-one tutoring in reading has proven to be the most effective way to prevent reading failure in the primary grades.

Funding

The Urban Flower Project is funded by generous contributors like yourself. Any amount you donate today will be used to drive the mission of this organization forward. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent by law.

The Urban Flower Project, P.O. Box 5298, East Orange, NJ 07017