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EDUCATION:
June 2009
University Community Ministries | Tampa, FL
Awarded: $20,000
Assisting with the retention of staff and volunteer tutors for the PCAT Program (Parents & Children Advance Together), a literacy program for 60 1st and 2nd graders enrolled in Sulphur Springs Elementary School who are reading below grade level and are displaying low academic achievement. The goal of the PCAT program is to instill literacy as a value with specific emphasis on breaking the intergenerational cycle of nonreaders. The program encourages parental/family participation; provides individualized instruction that improves academic performance and school readiness; and results in academic achievement and improved reading skill levels.
May 2003
University Community Ministries, Inc.
| Tampa, Florida
Awarded: $65,140
A two-year challenge grant for start-up funds for the Parents and Children Advance Together program. UCM has joined with Sulphur Springs Elementary the University of South Florida and other service providers to provide a literacy program that will enhance academic performance and school readiness for children in kindergarten through third grade by placing an emphasis on academic achievement and improved reading skill levels. UCM, in partnership with over 20 social service agencies, parents, institutions of higher learning and retired volunteers, has developed this literacy program targeting children and families with a holistic support network that is committed to building families of readers.
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