The YET After-school Literacy Program seeks to provide quality literacy instruction to all Philadelphia children and youth within walking distance of their homes. This is a critical service based on the high rate of students in Philadelphia schools who read below grade level (70%), and the ongoing inequity of funding and quality in urban schools.

Description:
YET has been successfully running after-school and summer programs that improve children's reading by 1 grade level for 3 years. The 30 centers operate in churches, schools and community centers in neighborhoods throughout North, West, South, and Northeast Philadelphia. During the school year, centers serving K-12 children behind grade level in reading operate Monday through Thursday, from 3:30pm to 5:00 pm. During the summers, 15 centers run programs in the late morning/early afternoon. Teachers and volunteers provide this critical service by working one-on-one and fostering caring relationships with students.

History:
The YET Literacy Initiative launched its first 7 programs in June of 2000 in order to address the major literacy problems confronting 70% of Philadelphia's school children. It collaborates with local, community-based organizations to provide teacher and volunteer training in order to ensure quality after-school literacy instruction. Currently, the centers show improvement in children's reading by 1.4 grade levels.

Contact person: Grace Cannon, Dir. Phila. YET Program, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: 215-557-2264

Address:

2000 Market St. Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.yetkids.org

Directions:

Take Market street up to 20th St. P/PV's and YET's offices are located in the building on the corner of 20th and Market (with the Sovereign Bank on the lobby level). The offices are on the 6th floor of the. . . (more) For maps or information, please see http://www.septa.com/

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No