Friends of Aurora After-School Programs (FAAP) will host 25 week one-on-one Reading Mentor Programs at Hall and McCleery Elementary Schools in Aurora, provided at no cost to the families or schools to support struggling second grade students learning to read and teachers with students at a high risk for reading failure during the 2018-19 school year.
Results over 15 years:
- 46,300 library books borrowed and returned by children in the FAAP programs
- 12,373 books given away to children in the programs
- 85% of children in the programs come from low-income homes
- 50% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language
2017-2018 Results:
- 1,104 hours that FAAP students spent with their reading mentors
- 565 family members participated in FAAP’s Family Library Nights at Aurora Public Library
- 312 family members came to FAAP’s Summer Reading Buddies Program at Santori Aurora Public Library
- 75 children had a reading mentor for four weeks during summer camp
- 70 children had a reading mentor for 25 weeks during the school year
FAAP also plans to add a new reading program at Benavides STEAM Academy, expand Family Library Nights at the Santori Aurora Public Library, and continue their summer reading programs. Altogether, these programs will reach over 1,400 students in the community. The Dunham Fund is proud to support FAAP’s mission of providing cost-free literacy, mentoring and education services for Aurora students.