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The Literacy Lab
http://theliteracylab.org/our-work/leadingmenLast activity: 16.10.2024
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The Literacy Lab is a non-profit organization providing children in grades PreK-3rd with daily, evidence-based literacy intervention in order to improve their overall academic success and to increase their opportunities in life.
Literacy Lab tutors serve full-time in high-need preschools and elementary schools in the Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, Baltimore, MD and Kansas City, MO metro areas.
Literacy Lab tutors serve full-time in high-need preschools and elementary schools in the Washington, DC, Richmond, VA, Baltimore, MD and Kansas City, MO metro areas.
Location: United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Employees: 201-500
Phone: +1 202-624-3041
Total raised: $150K
Founded date: 2009
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| 15.02.2022 | GreenLight... | greenlight... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 25.05.2023 | Grant | $150K | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2024 | The Literacy Lab Partners with Milwaukee Area Technical College to Create Pathway for Young Men of Color in Education | By joining forces with MATC, we’re not just supporting our Fellows; we’re actively working to diversify the teaching workforce” — Bernard Rahming, Midwest Regional Director, Leading Men FellowshipMILWAUKEE, WI, UNITED STATES, October 16, 20... |
| 07.10.2024 | The Literacy Lab Receives 2024 Best of Washington Award | Washington Award Program honors local businesses that enhance the positive image of small business through exemplary customer and community service Winning this prestigious award four years in a row is truly an honor... It’s the result of v... |
| 21.08.2024 | The Literacy Lab Expands its Board of Directors with Appointment of 13 New Members | New board members bring an array of revenue generation experience to help bolster Literacy Lab programs and services We are excited to welcome such a diverse group of professionals to join our Board of Directors” — Dr. Heather Jenkins, Pres... |
| 19.08.2024 | LMF Ascend Training Attracts Men of Color from Across the Country to Help Close Literacy Gaps in Underserved Communities | Young Black and brown men from across the country traveled to Washington, DC to attend the Leading Men Fellowship's annual Ascend Training Institute. The Literacy Lab’s Leading Men Fellowship aims to improve reading proficiency amongst chil... |
| 29.07.2024 | Hundreds of Young Men of Color Gather in Washington, DC to Attend the Leading Men Fellowship Ascend Training Institute | The Leading Men Fellowship aims to improve reading skills amongst children in historically marginalized communities, while diversifying the teacher pipeline The atmosphere at our Ascend Training Institute and annual Brotherhood Gala will be... |
| 20.06.2024 | The Literacy Lab Named a 2024 Moxie Award Finalist | Annual award recognizes Washington, DC area’s most bold and innovative companies It’s truly an honor to be named a finalist for a Moxie Award for the bold steps The Literacy Lab takes to uplift our youngest learners and their communities” —... |
| 26.01.2024 | The Literacy Lab Celebrates 15 Years of Supporting Students to Excel in the Classroom through Early Literacy Instruction | Literacy Lab Tutors and Fellows support children age 3 through grade 3 with early literacy instruction to accelerate growth in the classroom and beyond. Literacy Lab Tutors and Fellows aim to improve reading proficiency amongst children in ... |
| 25.05.2023 | The Literacy Lab Receives $150,000 Accelerate Innovation Grant to Help Sustain Cost-Effective High-Impact Tutoring | Funding helps support The Literacy Lab’s efforts to provide students in underserved communities with evidence-based literacy instruction WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 25, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- The Literacy Lab announced today that ... |
| 09.05.2023 | Milwaukee and National Leaders Convene to Discuss Solutions to Diversifying the Teaching Profession | Ivan Douglas (far right), National Director for the Leading Men Fellowship, and Jonathon Hines (middle), the Leading Men Fellowship’s first-ever National Education Ambassador, on stage with WTMJ news anchor Shannon Simms at the May 4 LMF Su... |