RTSB

Today, RTSB literacy programs serve nearly 1,000 economically disadvantaged children ages six weeks to eight years old. RTSB also promotes positive, brain-building conversations between caregivers and children through its promotion of Vroom - a program of the Bezos Family Foundation... RTSB serves low-income communities and schools with majority residents of color. Service providers with high cultural competency and staff and leadership reflective of the communities they serve can be more effective in delivering services and reaching outcomes. Culturally responsive practice is a best practice in education and community-based organizations. Therefore, RTSB's board, staff and volunteers are committed to working toward cultural competency through a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion... RTSB's focus on improving quality and intentional literacy instruction in the early grades began when, in 2007, it was awarded a highly-competitive four-year Early Reading First (ERF) grant of..

Primary location: Buffalo United States