Adjoin Fund
11261 Longwood Drive, Chicago, IL 60643
Mission
The sole purpose of the Fund is to help African American boys, grades six to eight, become more competent readers. At the very first conversation, the organization originators promised that The Adjoin Fund would always follow words with action.
History
The Adjoin Fund spent its first months attending to all legal requirements, discussing the issue of African American male illiteracy with teachers, researchers, reading specialists and others, and raising resources among primarily community folk of modest means. The goal was to “hit the ground” quickly to support African American boys in becoming stronger readers.
We at The Adjoin Fund learned a lot about the profound crisis in reading that is impacting African American boys across the country. We also understand the incredible barriers facing our educational system and view public school teachers as our allies. Therefore, the first endeavor of The Adjoin Fund was to fund three Chicago Public Schools that submitted proposals stating activities they would undertake to help African American boys, grades six through eight, in their schools to become more competent readers.
So, in one year, everyday, ordinary citizens, wanting to be part of the solution of helping African American boys become more literate, raised money, gave it away to schools, and project that 50 to 90 boys will be served by the organization’s efforts.
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Phone: (312) 722-7524
Email: nyr@theadjoinfund.org