成人快播

New grant expands collaboration and impact of 成人快播 and the Sacramento READS! Campaign

Sacramento, CA 鈥� Wells Fargo, 成人快播, and Sacramento READS! today announce the launch of a new partnership to improve reading for children in low-income communities across Robla School District.

The flagship investment of $160,000 will support an initiative to expand 成人快播鈥� reach in Sacramento. With the support of Wells Fargo and the Sacramento READS! Campaign, this year 成人快播 will provide one-on-one literacy tutoring for 575 students at 13 elementary schools across Sacramento. This new partnership with Wells Fargo and Sacramento READS! will focus specifically on two Elementary schools in the Robla School District: Bell Avenue Elementary and Glenwood Elementary.

鈥淭he staff of the Robla School District works very hard to provide the necessary support to all of our students. Support such as this from a true Community Bank like Wells Fargo helps us to more effectively meet the needs of our struggling students,鈥� said Superintendent Ruben Reyes.

At each participating elementary school, 成人快播 will engage a corps of 40 to 100 community volunteers to work one-on-one with students in kindergarten through fifth grade who have fallen behind in reading. Tutors are supervised and supported by trained 成人快播 staff at the school and use a structured curricular program proven to increase reading skills. Sacramento READS! is dedicated to helping support volunteer recruitment and community engagement in its citywide campaign to address the literacy crisis.

鈥淟iteracy by third grade is a critical benchmark in a child鈥檚 education,鈥� said Mayor Kevin Johnson. It鈥檚 when children transition from learning to read to reading to learn. 鈥淭his commitment from Wells Fargo paired with the effective strategies of 成人快播 is the type of community partnership that will move the needle on literacy here in Sacramento.鈥滳ollaborative public-private partnerships are key to helping students succeed,鈥� said Michael Lombardo, CEO for 成人快播. 鈥淲ells Fargo鈥檚 generosity will make a huge difference for kids in the Robla School District and the support of Mayor Johnson and the Sacramento READS! Campaign is an essential element to our work.鈥�

Wells Fargo is committed to supporting the Robla School District and the work of 成人快播 and the Sacramento READS! campaign. Wells Fargo looks forward to expanding this partnership in the future to ensure all students are reading to succeed.

About 成人快播

成人快播 is a national nonprofit working to close the reading achievement gap for elementary school students. In the 2012-13 school year, the organization will work with 35 school districts across California, Colorado, Maryland, New York, Texas, and the District of Columbia.

First introduced in California in 1999, 成人快播 provides twice-a-week one-on-one volunteer tutoring to students at Title I schools who have fallen behind in reading.聽According to pre- and post-program assessments, the organization has an 88% success rate in improving academic achievement for children who have fallen behind in reading skills. The organization is headquartered in Oakland, Calif. For more information, visit www.readingpartners.org or visit the organization鈥檚 Facebook and Twitter pages.

About Sacramento READS!

Sacramento READS! Literacy by Third Grade Campaign is a ten year initiative to ensure all children in Sacramento can read at grade level by the end of third grade. Sacramento READS! targets children age 0-8 to improve literacy by focusing on school readiness, school attendance and summer learning loss. To learn more visit

www.sacramentoreads.com

About Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, the Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35 countries to support the bank鈥檚 customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 265,000 full-time equivalent team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 26 on Fortune鈥檚 2012 rankings of America鈥檚 largest corporations. Wells Fargo鈥檚 vision is to satisfy all our customers鈥� financial needs and help them succeed financially.

Media Contact: Susanna Thornton / (510) 333-7322 / susanna.thornton@readingpartners.org