United2Read - Supporting Early Childhood Literacy

Note: only children under the age of 5 who live in Westchester or Putnam and whose household income is below $107,000 will qualify for this program

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United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has expanded its United2Read program to include online access to additional literacy resources.

Guardians and caregivers can sign-up for these new, additional resources at www.uwwp.org/U2R.

UWWP supports initiatives that help each member of our community thrive. Our strategy focuses on helping children and their families break the trend of intergenerational poverty by supporting childhood literacy growth.

Studies indicate that the key to a child’s long-term success is to help kids prepare to start school and ensure that they read on grade level by the end of third grade. Children reading on grade level are more likely to escape the inheritance of poverty.

Only 37% of children are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

UWWP reassessed the book distribution aspect of United2Read and decided to have a higher level of impact by serving specific communities of children with a more frequent distribution of reading kits than to disperse the books to a greater population less often. UWWP collected and distributed over 33,000 books across the region to thousands of children, from birth to age five, since 2016.

General Information
Name*
First Last
Email*
Phone*
What is your preferred method of contact?*
- Email
- Text
Do you live in either Westchester or Putnam County?*
- Yes
- No
What age group do you fall under?*
Which of these best describes your gender identity?*
If you chose "prefer to self-describe" please input your description here:
Which of these best describes your racial identity?*
- Asian or Pacific Islander
- African American or Black
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Hispanic, Latinx, or Spanish Origin
- Middle Eastern or North African
- White, Non-Hispanic
- Prefer not to Answer
Is your household income less than $107,000?*
- Yes
- No
Child Related Information
How old is your child (rounded to the nearest year)?*
What is your child's primary language?*
What grade is your child in?*
Has your child been assigned a reading level at school?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, what reading level were they assigned?
How many United2Read reading kits have you received in the last year?*
Which option best describes you and your child's reading routine?*
- I read with my child
- My child reads alone
- My child reads with another adult
Input the numbers of times a week your child reads recreationally (on average).*
Input the numbers of times a week you (the guardian) read recreationally (on average).*
Which of these best describes your child's gender identity?*
If you chose "prefer to self-describe" please input your description here:
Would you like to sign-up another child in your household for U2R?
- Yes
- No
How old is your child (rounded to the nearest year)?*
What is your child's primary language?*
What grade is your child in?*
Has your child been assigned a reading level at school?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, what reading level were they assigned?
How many United2Read reading kits have you received in the last year?*
Which option best describes you and your child's reading routine?*
- I read with my child
- My child reads alone
- My child reads with another adult
Input the numbers of times a week your child reads recreationally (on average).*
Input the numbers of times a week you (the guardian) read recreationally (on average).*
Which of these best describes your child's gender identity?*
If you chose "prefer to self-describe" please input your description here:
Further Interest
Are you interested in receiving more United2Read reading kits?*
- Yes
- No
Are you interested in tracking your child’s reading level?*
- Yes
- No
Are you interested in having reading kits delivered to your home?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, input your address below:*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

336 Central Park Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606

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United2Read - Supporting Early Childhood Literacy

Note: only children under the age of 5 who live in Westchester or Putnam and whose household income is below $107,000 will qualify for this program

Sign up to receive more literacy kits!

General Information

Child Related Information

Further Interest