Our Mission

Cleveland Reads' mission is to provide the ideal literacy experience to children, youth, and families through dedicated tutors, quality materials, and committed providers.

Our Vision

Cleveland Reads' vision is to transform lives through literacy by serving as Northeast Ohio's leading literacy provider for children, youth, and families.

Why Should You Care?

• If you're a business person, you may already be paying a high price for low literacy skills.  Literacy problems cost United States businesses about $225 billion a year in lost productivity. (US Department of Labor)

• If you're a parent, you want your child to have the best possible educational opportunities.  Every day, 7,000 students drop out of the public school system. (edweek.org)

• If you're a community member,  you want safety and security in your neighborhood.  Sixty-eight percent of state prisoners do not have a high school diploma. (US Department of Justice)

• If you're a teacher or school administrator, you know that literacy begins at home.  If a child never misses a day of school from the first grade to twelfth, he or she would have spent only nine percent of his or her life in the classroom.