Lawyers for Literacy
Helping Reduce Juvenile Crime . . . One Book at a Time.
85% of juveniles in the criminal system have below-average
reading skills. --
U.S. Dept. of Education and other reading materials
in their environment. -- National Center for Education Studies.
Overview for 2021-2022
As of November 2021 volunteer tutors, mentors, etc. are permitted
in Tampa Bay area public schools
so we have proceeded with our tutoring season
January
through March 2022. COVID precautions taken.
If you would like to
tutor with us, please email
now at
Office@LawyersForLiteracy.org
- December 3, 2021 -
Schools informed of the number of tutors coming in January
- December One-Hour New Tutor Orientations -
scheduled as needed
- January 4, 2022 week through March
25, 2022 11 week tutoring series
- January 2022 -
Social for tutors, sponsors, and school leaders date
TBA
- March
21-24 - Last week for tutoring at most schools; a
couple are earlier.
Our Story 2022 is our
17th year of tutoring service!
Assisted by volunteer lawyers, judges, and other professionals in
our community, Lawyers for Literacy has helped over 1300 struggling
third-graders pass the reading portion of the state (FSA - Florida Standards Assessments) exam and build a foundation for future success. We strive to achieve this goal in two ways:
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offering one-on-one tutoring in vocabulary and reading
-
providing a personal library of books to
each participating child which they keep to start their own home
library.
Read more about Lawyers For Literacy…
Calling all Tampa Bay Lawyers, Judges, Paralegals, Law Students, and other Legal/Non-Legal Professionals:
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Involvement in Lawyers for Literacy requires a limited amount of your time—just
1 hour a week for 11 weeks
January-March.
- Your time and support could determine whether or not a child is promoted to the fourth grade.
- Tutoring a child is a proactive and preventive way to help keep kids out of the criminal justice system later on in life.
- Your assistance and time commitment can leave a lasting impression on a child who may not have many positive role models in his or her life.
Read more about how you can get involved …
For Lawyers for Literacy Schools:
- This is a free service.
LFL raises money to purchase and provide books and reading
improvement materials which the students get to keep.
- Schools select students that are within the
LFL guideline.
- Tutoring sessions conform to a routine that
LFL and schools together have developed.
- Tutoring is over the school and tutor lunch
hour. Tutors sign up for the school, day and time that works in
their schedule. Typically 5-15 tutors serve at a school.
Thank you!
We would like to thank the following for their generous donations and
sponsorships:
- Larry & Maureen Ahern
- Steve and Gloria Angel
- Cohen & Feuer Arty
- Banker Lopez Gassler
- Runell Bowman
- Mike and Barbara Brentnell
- Amy Bryant
- Cakes By Carolynn, St Petersburg
- Centennial Bank
- Certa Pro Painters
- Behiye and Rahul Chettri
- Amanda Clapp
- Andrew Collinson
- Michael Conway, mConway Commercial Photography TecTao Designs Web Design
- Shane and Gaby Cunningham
- Robert & Laura Craven
- Denmon Pearlman Trial Lawyers
- Bruce Denson
- Doyle Wealth Management
- Christine Derr
- DHM Construction Services -
2022 School Sponsor Pasadena
Fundamental
St Pete
Heather & Dan Morin
- 2022 School Sponsor
North Shore Elementary
St Pete
- John Dixon
- Dwight Dudley Family
- Mary Evertz
- Farese Physical Therapy Center
- Neil Flaxman
- Hon. Marion Fleming & Father Peter Fleming -
2022 Sponsor New Heights Elementary
- Christian Giblin
- Greene & Greene, LLC - 2022
School Sponsor at Bear Creek Elementary St. Petersburg
- Linda Suzzanne Griffin, P.A.
- Dana Greenbaum, PA
- Rev. Donna Guillaume
- Carla Turner-Hahn
- Tom Smith and Sue Hanna
- Paul and Sandra Hardin
- Liz and Larry Heinkel
- Diana Holmes
- Beth Houghton and Scott Wagman -
2022 School Sponsor at 74th Street
Elementary
- Kathyrn Hynes
- Harris & Hunt, P.A.
- Lisa and Scott Johni
- Chad Johnson
- Junior League of St. Petersburg
- The Honorable Lorraine Kelly
- Kiwanis Club of St. Petersburg
- Koch, Smith &
Hoffman, PA
- Douglas M. Lampe
- Ken and Lynn Lark
- Law Office of Scott Johni, PA
- Dan and Silvia Leeper
- Leeper & Leeper, PA
- Legacy Protection Lawyers
- Jim Longstreet
- Barbara Marshall
- Patricia Martin
- Bill McQueen
- Tim Miller
- Isabel Moore
- Barbara Pacholec
- Kathleen Peters
- Mark Powers
- Maria Rawls
- Dr. Mark & Leslie Ritch
- Kimberly Rodgers
- San Marco & Associates Private Investigators, Inc.
- Ken A. Scaz - 2022 School
Sponsor at Macfarlane Park Elementary in Tampa
- Bill & Beatriz Schneikert
- Schnick Family Foundation
- Jeanette Secor P.A.
- St. Petersburg Association of Legal Support Specialists
- Peter & Jennifer Strawser
- Rhett & Marshal Stevens
- Kate Taylor
- Trinicon, LLC
- Tranquil Shores
- William Weller and Cynthia Smoot-Weller
- Penny Weston
- Amber Flaxman Young
Many thanks to our community sponsors for supporting
young student literacy in our area -
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