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04-29-09

Summer School Volunteers Needed

Sign up to be a Summer Reading Buddy!  Volunteer to help struggling readers during summer school, June 17-July 17.  Help 2nd and 3rd graders who are up to 2 years behind in reading!

Click here to select a volunteer time slot

Download a flyer to help recruit volunteers


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04-07-09

Learn United Leadership Summit

Imagine the possibilities ...
 
... if every child could read well.
... if every student had the tools to succeed.
... if every worker had the skills to be innovative.
... of what our community could be.

This is not the stuff of fairy tales - this is Learn United; a community plan to close the 3rd grade reading achievement gap.
 
Join us at the


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01-09-09

Real Men Read gains momentum

On Thursday, January 8, 2009, 47 men attended an informational meeting at the Fort Wayne Urban League for Real Men Read, part of United Way’s Learn United, a community effort to close the 3rd grade reading gap. It was an impressive representation of our community, and those who attended were excited and ready to take part. 

Currently, 40% of low-income children in Allen County are not passing the critical


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12-17-08

Urban League kids receive donated books

Staff members from Barnes & Noble Glenbrook and United Way of Allen County celebrated the holidays with more than 45 children from the Urban League’s after-school program, and about 15 participants from another Urban League program that helps children who have lost a loved one. Each child received several free books donated to United Way through Barnes & Noble's book drive.

Donations can still be made at Barnes & Noble Glenbrook through the end of


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11-21-08

United Way Call to Action: Volunteer to Help All Kids Read

FORT WAYNE (November 21, 2008) – United Way of Allen County, joined by representatives of the Allen County Education Partnership, Fort Wayne Community Schools, East Allen County Schools and many local organizations, today launched a ten-year reading initiative called Learn United.

Learn United is an effort to close the third grade reading achievement gap in Allen County within the next decade. United Way defines the reading gap as the difference between the


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EVENTS   see all events
JUN
28
Join the "Real Men" for a great day of baseball and to raise awareness about the importance of reading. 
JUN
17
Learn United volunteers will help struggling readers in summer school from June 17-July 17th!  Sign up to help!
APR
07
Learn United Leadership Summt at the Public Safety Academy of Northeast Indiana
NOV
21
News conference at Brentwood Elementary to announce Learn United launch.