Literacy Connects

Literacy Connects is a volunteer-driven nonprofit based in Tucson, AZ. Our mission is to Connect People of All Ages through Literacy and Creative Expression. Literacy is not just the ability to read and write. It is the bedrock upon which we build our lives. Today and in the future, our community needs citizens with a range of literacy skills to acquire, create and communicate information. Our programs include: Reach Out and Read We prepare children from birth through five years of age to succeed in school by partnering with doctors to prescribe books and encourage families to read together. Our pediatric partners provide new books to children and early-literacy coaching to parents so that their children grow up with books and a love of reading. Reading Seed We recruit and train volunteer reading coaches to work one-on-one with students in kindergarten through third grade who are reading below grade level. We distribute free books to children and offer a library for coaches, ...