It was announced today that the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation will provide $250,000 in the form of 15 grants to 15 charitable organizations from the Greater Kansas City area through its signature program, 15 for 15. This annual program supports 15 youth initiatives that focus on education, the arts, athletics, children with disabilities, after-school programs, social justice and more.
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Lead to Read KC Receives Inaugural Grant Funding From the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation
Lead to Read KC, a Kansas City non-profit dedicated to helping students succeed through its reading-based mentoring program, is pleased to announce it has received a $15K grant from the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation.
KC Adults Take Lunch Break To Teach Children How To Read
Lead to Read KC is on a mission to help children in grades 1-4 improve their basic reading skills by reading one-on-one with a trusted, caring adult from the community. 1,100 mentors donate one lunch hour a week to the effort. The results go far beyond learning.
Kansas City Public School District Needs Volunteers for Mentoring Program Beginning This Fall
Kansas City Public School leaders are inviting individuals, nonprofits, and businesses to volunteer for the district’s new mentoring program that begins this fall. The goal of the new mentoring initiative is for each student in the district, almost 15,000 students, to be paired with a caring adult to help inspire, encourage, and guide them to success in school and in life.
Leawood Book Club and Area Businesses Help Lead the Way to Literacy
At midday on any given Wednesday at King Elementary in Kansas City, the parking lot begins to fill. But the people arriving at the school are not children. These people, ranging in age from 25 to 70 are readers with Lead to Read KC, and they are coming to school not to learn, but to read with students.
Volunteers in Lead to Read Program Take Lunch Hour to Share a Love of Learning
Every Tuesday during her lunch hour, Lynn Carlton has a standing appointment with a first-grader at Wendell Phillips Elementary in Kansas City. In addition to her job as an urban planner at HOK, Carlton is a volunteer with the Lead to Read program. On each visit, Carlton takes 30 minutes to work with her reading buddy Shamarian.