Redwood at Lawndale

In 2020 Redwood began a partnership with Lawndale Christian Legal Center to provide structured literacy intervention for young people who have been previously incarcerated or are currently on house arrest/probation AND have literacy skills below the 30th percentile.

YEAR 1

63 sessions & Graduated 9 Participants

93% Attendance and 1.91-grade levels of reading growth

YEAR 2

60 sessions & Graduated 8 Participants

92% attendance and 2.35 grade levels of reading growth

YEAR 3

70 sessions & Graduated 8 Participants

84.5% attendance (Annual Report in progress)

YEAR 4

Launched on August 28th, 2023 with 6 Participants

Thank you for taking the time to learn about what Redwood is doing to help improve literacy for court-involved youth. We know there is still much to do, but we know we are not in this alone. We are grateful for all of the people, educators, schools, lawmakers, activists and advocates, case workers, foundations, and donors who are helping make a difference every day.

If you would like to learn more about partnering with Redwood to help these students, please email admissions@redwoodliteracy.com.

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Student Quotes:

“I'll see ya tomorrow. I’m glad it's three days; I like it here.”

“I'm in this program cause I wanna read better, that's it.”

“I wanna learn to read, I gotta get better at it, and I wanna go on and do something good with my life, ya hear me.”

“I came ‘cause I wanna stay out of trouble and do something positive. And ya, I wanna learn how to read better.”

"I've never heard these things taught before! It’s so crazy that these spelling rules even existed this whole time."