My Nonprofit Reviews

Communication is at the heart of the human condition. If one has no confidence in that regard, one has little or no chance to excel in life. I know because it's what I do for a living. I communicate with people to gather news and I communicate with our audience by presenting it to them. Effective communication begins and ends with literacy. If you can't read well, you won't speak well and, most importantly, you cannot learn. The consequences are disastrous to any young person and we owe it to every one of them to present them with the greatest opportunity to make the most out of their lives. I was so lucky to be the son of two loving parents who read to me so often that they joke to this day how I used to interject during my favorite stories to tell them they missed one word! Unfortunately, far too many--millions likely--children aren't products of the same loving environment. They're school systems aren't well-funded and the combination is enough to seal their fate at a young age without help. CLI's mission is to provide that help. I can think of no better purpose than ensuring every disadvantaged child steps onto an equal playing field in the game of life.

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