We are on a mission to help close the race-based opportunity gap through community-powered literacy programming that engages children, families, and community partners.
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 600 elementary students over the past ten 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 tutoring with K-3rd 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 achieving grade-level reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade. We serve children and their families in Asheville and Buncombe County, through community afterschool 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
The Literacy Crisis & the Opportunity Gap
One of the most potent ways to support a child’s academic and life success is by supporting their literacy achievement at an early age. In the U.S., however, one out of every three 4th grade students does not read at grade level. There is a literacy crisis occurring across our country and in our Western North Carolina communities. Many children enter kindergarten already behind in their reading, and research shows that students not reading on grade level by the end of third grade are 4X more likely than their peers to drop out of school.
Asheville has the fifth largest achievement gap nationwide and the largest racial achievement gap between Black and white students statewide for all of North Carolina’s 115 school districts.
Asheville has the fifth largest achievement gap nationwide and the largest racial achievement gap between Black and white students statewide for all of North Carolina’s 115 school districts.
Together, we can change the story for children in Asheville and Buncombe County and support them in unlocking a brighter future.
Our Impact
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11/16/21
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9/16/21
Meet Olivia, Read to Succeed's New AmeriCorps Member! We are excited to have Olivia Fingold from Duke University's NC LiteracyCorps program on the team this year! Get to know Olivia in our quick Q&A. Read More |
Read to Succeed Community Partners
A special thank you to the ongoing support and generosity of our outstanding community partners.
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Arthur R. Edington Center Asheville City Schools Barnes & Noble Bhramari Brewing Co. Borg Warner Foundation BorgWarner Turbo Systems, Asheville Buncombe County Buncombe County Schools Burial Beer Co. Children First (Communities in Schools) Christine Avery Learning Center Community Action Opportunities Firestorm Books & Coffee Goosmann Rose Colvard & Cramer, P.A. Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Housing Authority of the City of Asheville Jaguar Land Rover Asheville Key Learning Center |
Leadership Asheville
Literacy Together Malaprops Bookstore Mosaic Realty OpenDoors of Asheville Panashe Real Estate in Asheville Parsec Financial Table for Two Pottery The City of Asheville The Junior League of Asheville The Matt & Molly Team (Keller Williams) Town Mountain Realty Trinity Episcopal United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County University of North Carolina Asheville Wells Fargo Foundation WNC Bridge Foundation WNC Rotary Passport Youthful HAND |
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Our Mission
Read to Succeed is on a mission to 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: info@r2sasheville.org Physical address: 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 |
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