{"id":3568,"date":"2017-03-21T13:59:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hfuw.org\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2017-05-09T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T16:34:54","slug":"day-action-book-drive-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coxmedia.thestagingurl.com\/heartoffloridaunitedway\/day-action-book-drive-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of Action Book Drive 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know? Middle-income neighborhoods have 13 books for every 1 child, but low-income neighborhoods have 1 book for every 300 children. This is a fact that many of you are probably familiar with. But here are some other facts that may be a little harder to swallow\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Students who don’t read proficiently by the 3rd grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of school.\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

– 2\/3 of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. (Over 70% of America\u2019s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level.)<\/span><\/p>\n

– 1 in 4 children in America grow up without learning how to read.<\/span><\/p>\n

– As of 2011, America was the only free-market OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) country where the current generation was less educated than the previous one.<\/span><\/p>\n

– Nearly 85% of the juveniles who face trial in the juvenile court system are functionally illiterate, proving that there is a close relationship between illiteracy and crime. More than 60% of all inmates are functionally illiterate.<\/span><\/p>\n

– The Educational Testing Services reported that students who do more reading at home are better readers and have higher math scores; however, students read less for fun as they get older.**<\/span><\/p>\n

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The really scary thing is that there are children in our community who don\u2019t have a single book in their home. Only 1 out of 300 low-income children have a bedtime story to read with their parents. Only 1 out of 300 low-income children have a way to escape into a world of adventure. Only 1 out of 300 low-income children will have a book to read over the summer to keep their reading skills not only fun\u2026. but ensure they don\u2019t lose them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Right now you may be asking \u201cWhat can I do?\u201d You can help by donating or hosting a book drive. Through United Way\u2019s community-wide volunteer event, Day of Action<\/a>, we can help get your gently-used books to children in need. By providing low-income students access to books, United Way hopes to encourage reading and enhance literacy over the summer months. Studies have found that students can lose up to 1\/4 of their reading proficiency while on break. With your help, we can prevent the summer slide!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Host a Day of Action Book Drive
\nCollect new & gently-used children\u2019s books (Grades K-12)  <\/span><\/h3>\n

WHEN: May 30 – June 2<\/span><\/h4>\n

WHERE: <\/span>Heart of Florida United Way
\n<\/span>1<\/span>940 Traylor Blvd, Orlando, FL 32804   <\/span><\/h4>\n

If you have questions, want to volunteer or host a book drive, contact the Volunteer Center at volunteer.center@hfuw.org<\/strong><\/a>, (407) 849-2372<\/span><\/h4>\n

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**- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000 – U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, from http:\/\/www.nces.ed.gov\/fastfacts\/display.asp?id+56<\/strong><\/a> – Educational Testing Service, 1999. America’s Smallest School: The Family – Gutloff, Karen. 1999, January. “Reading Research Ready to Go.” NEA Today. Washington, DC: National Education Association – U.S. Department of Education. 1999. The Condition of Education 1998 – Poll commissioned <\/span>for the National Education Association by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, February 2001 – U.S. Department of Education. 1996. Reading Literacy in the United States: Findings From the IEA Reading Literacy Study- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1999, March. The Executive Summary of the 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Report Card for the Nation, NCES 1999-50, Washington, DC-<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you know? Middle-income neighborhoods have 13 books for every 1 child, but low-income neighborhoods have 1 book for every 300 children. This is a fact that many of you are probably familiar with. But here are some other facts that may be a little harder to swallow\u2026   – Students who don’t read proficiently by the 3rd grade are 4 times more likely to drop out of school. – 2\/3 of students who cannot read proficiently by the end…<\/span><\/p>\n

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