My Nonprofit Reviews

As someone who's dedicated my career to advocating for children's rights, watching my partner participate in DEEP's Read Across America Day filled me with hope. The program brilliantly demonstrates how community engagement can create positive early interventions in children's lives.

Seeing uniformed service members reading to students reinforced what I've observed in my legal work - children need diverse role models and supporters. In my experience representing youth in the legal system, early literacy and positive community connections are crucial protective factors.

My partner's involvement in this initiative perfectly aligns with what research shows about preventing youth involvement in the justice system. DEEP's approach of bringing respected community figures into schools creates meaningful connections that can shape a child's trajectory. It's exactly the kind of preventive program I wish more of my young clients had access to earlier in their lives.