COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION

Key Strategies

Energize community members with information and resources to champion early literacy

Embed playful learning design and literacy into public and community spaces

JULY 2022 – MARCH 2023

106 Reading Captains trained 1,052 since 2017

(SOURCE: Global Citizen)

52 events held in 28 zip codes during Reading Promise Week 2022 110 since 2020

23 community-driven literacy projects awarded $40,040 from the Neighborhood Literacy Fund since launching in 2022

44

Playful Learning installations built or in progress since 2016

SOURCE: Playful Learning Fellow, City of Philadelphia

Reading Promise Week 2022

Events Map | Oct 10-16

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN

Science enthusiast designs event that builds vocabulary through S.T.E.M.

Exothermic, inflate, prediction, fizz! These are just some of the words families learned through hands-on experiments at the Storytime & STEM event created by Neighborhood Literacy Fund awardee, Dr Adriene Hobdy

Reading Promise Week

Roundtable explores challenges and highlights of raising readers in your second language

The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations' powerful Reading Promise Week event brought immigrant and refugee families together to share and learn from each other's parenting experiences teaching their children to read

'TIS

The Season

Reading Captains' llamathemed Christmas tree was a hit at the zoo

West Philly Reading Captains went all out with their 'Llama Llama Red Pajama' Christmas Tree decorations. This festive sight was a part of the Philadelphia Zoo's LumiNature winter light experience

PLAY•PHL

What does play look like in Philly? Kaboom’s interactive map exposes inequities

Far too many children – especially children of color – miss out on access to quality play spaces. Kaboom's Places to Play Equity Map highlights spatial trends, community voices, and suggests priority areas for investment