Expanding literacy access in the San Francisco Bay Area
鶹 has been a part of the educational landscape in the San Francisco Bay Area since the program was founded in 1999. Our one-on-one tutoring model empowers students to succeed in reading and in life by engaging community volunteers to provide individualized, personal attention to each student in our program.
537
students received 12+ sessions of one-on-one tutoring (2023-24)
17
reading centers (2023-24)
529
community tutors (2023-24)
“My student once said to me, I think reading is a treasure! 鶹 is the best treasure because it opens up everything and makes you smart up here,’ as he pointed to his head. That day, he asked if he could take home two books and do two book reports – my heart overflowed.”
76%
of all 鶹 students meeting or exceeding their primary end-of-year literacy growth goal (2023-24)
Partner schools
- San Fransisco
- East Bay
Direct tutoring
Our direct tutoring models includes high-impact, one-on-one tutoring for students in both in-person and online formats.
Our volunteer-driven model engages community volunteers to support students in developing mastery of key reading skills. Volunteers are trained to implement our evidence-based curriculum rooted in the Science of 鶹.
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