JCL Jewish Coalition for Literacy

JCL tutors provide one-on-one reading support for struggling readers (grades K-3) from low-income homes.

Inspired by Jewish values of social justice, JCL is dedicated to eliminating childhood illiteracy by mobilizing tutors, engaging parents, and growing libraries to help under-served public school children throughout the Bay Area. We work in TITLE I schools with large numbers of English Learner students, where most students qualify for free or reduced price lunches and underperform on state tests. W  ...