mission & values
mission
From the Washington Service Corps website:
The mission of the Washington Reading Corps is to improve reading abilities of young students across Washington through research-based tutoring of struggling readers and effective collaborations among schools, families, community members, national service, business and state partners.
The Washington Reading Corps blends public, private, and community resources to encourage early childhood development and support struggling readers in kindergarten through sixth grade. Initially created in response to the state’s low reading scores, the WRC now serves a critical role as an intervention to address reading achievement goals of the No Child Left Behind Act.
Values
The Northwest Washington Reading Corps is committed to fostering understanding, communication and respect among all people involved in the organization, including people of different races, religions, ages, genders, political affiliation, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, national origins, sexual preferences or orientations, medical conditions or disabilities, and marital, veteran or family statuses. We believe we should capitalize on the strength emanating from these differences.