Celebrating our Year of Firsts

As the  Literation’s fiscal year came to an end, we are  able to reflect on our successes and future plans. 

This year, Literations has embraced a year of firsts! We had our largest amount of press coverage from mentions on The 74million, to featuring in the MetroWest Daily News,  GBH, and CBS Boston.  We held our annual fundraiser gala, Lighting the Spark, on a virtual and in-person platform. Surrounded by our friends and supporters, Literations raised a historic campaign amount of $161,000. For the first time , we have expanded into Framingham Public Schools.

Our students spent another challenging school year hard at work with their Literations Literacy Coaches  to improve their reading levels. Literacy coach Elaine Jones shared her most memorable moments with one of her students:

“For Women's History Month we read ‘She Persisted’ by Chelsea Clinton. My student pleaded to borrow the book over the week for her independent reading time. The following week during our session she wanted to read the book to me. We discussed the accomplishments of many of the women celebrated in this book and how they succeeded, despite many obstacles and difficulties.. I saw how she related to this book, and I sensed a sincerity, which lit a flame within her.

Accounts  like this reflect the tremendous impact of our work! 

 When interviewed by CBS Boston on being a Literations partner, David Ellis Elementary principal, Lemuel Ivy, said "It's so great knowing that our kids can achieve their personal best because we have extra adults in our building to be able to help them with the skills that they need. We want our kids to know that the whole community is rooting for their success." Even as we look forward to enjoying the sun and family time that the summer months bring, Literations is  looking ahead to the Fall to meet the increased literacy gap and create more experiences like these.