Read to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe
Serving Children Birth Through Elementary School
in Asheville and Buncombe County
in Asheville and Buncombe County
Who We AreWe believe in working as a community to build an equitable world where all children are strong, confident readers who succeed in school and in life. Founded by Isaac Coleman and a group of community activists, R2S has served more than 1,000 PreK- 5th grade students over the past twelve years. Read more about our vision, mission, and core values here.
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What We DoRead to Succeed Asheville/Buncombe advocates for children's literacy through kindergarten-readiness programming with children birth to five-years-old, one-to-one and small group tutoring with K-5th grade students, and community-powered literacy programming with families and community partners. Learn more here.
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Who We Serve
With closing the opportunity gap in mind, our goal is to support students in learning to read at grade level. We serve children and their families in Asheville and Buncombe County, through community PreK and elementary after-school programs as well as in partnership with Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools systems.
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“Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout the life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.”
- Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations
8/25/24
We are thrilled to officially introduce our R2S community to DeAngelo Tucker, R2S' new Office Manager. Read on for a quick Q&A with DeAngelo to get to know him and his role at R2S a bit more: Read More |
8/14/24
Visit River Arts District Brewing Company (RAD Brewing Co.) at 13 Mystery St, Asheville, NC 28801 during the month of September and a portion of proceeds will go directly toward high-impact early childhood and youth literacy programs at Read 2 Succeed. Read More |
7/24/24
Ready for sunshine, community, and celebration? Check out five upcoming August events where you can find all of those things PLUS Read 2 Succeed sharing free books, literacy games, reading resources, and more! Read More |
12 Bones Smokehouse
Arthur R. Edington Center Asheville City Schools Asheville PEAK Academy Barnes & Noble Biltmore Borg Warner Foundation BorgWarner Turbo Systems, Asheville Buncombe County Buncombe County Public Libraries Buncombe County Schools Buncombe Partnership for Children Burial Beer Co. Chai Pani/Botiwalla Children First (Communities in Schools) Chosen PODS After-School & Summer Camp Christine Avery Learning Center Community Action Opportunities Corner Kitchen Duke NC LiteracyCorps Firestorm Books & Coffee |
French Broad Chocolate
Hilton Biltmore Town Square Hood Huggers Housing Authority of the City of Asheville Junior League of Asheville Literacy Together Panashe Real Estate in Asheville Reems Creek Nursery Second Gear Self-Help Credit Union Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation Sutherland Foundation The City of Asheville The Hop Ice Cream The Junior League of Asheville The Matt & Molly Team (Keller Williams) United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County University of North Carolina Asheville Wedge Brewing WNC Bridge Foundation Youthful HAND YWCA of Asheville |
Our Mission
Read to Succeed is on a mission to help close the race-based opportunity gap through community-powered literacy programming that engages children, families, and community partners. |
Get in Touch!
Phone: (828) 747-2277 Email: [email protected] Physical address (Cannot receive mail here): 16A Stewart St. Asheville, NC 28806 (*Note: Our office is located in the Pisgah View Apartments community) Mailing address: PO Box 18652 Asheville, NC 28814 |