1. The New Room is a non-profit
501-c3 organization.
Tax group number: GEN2573

2. NEW ROOM FOCUS ON LITERACY

3. NEW ROOM FOCUS ON LITERACY RATIONAL
• Prison populations are projected by the
number of children who are below
reading grade level by the end of the
third grade!
• Children below grade level at the end of 3rd
grade are at high risk to drop out of school.
• The quality of the future workforce in our
community is dependent upon literacy.

4. NEW ROOM
LITERACY PROGRAMS
• After-School Tutoring
• Literacy Instruction Tutors
• Summer Enhancement

5. AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORING
• Primary focus on reading
• Ensuring students met
their dibble (grade level)
reading standards
• Math
• Science
• Language Arts

6. SUMMER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
• Held during June and
July, 3 days a week for 4
hours a day
• Focus on reading, math,
and arts
• Provide supplemental
nutrition

7. • Uses Read Well Program
with Ticket to Read
technology component
• Volunteers tutor at
Midway Elementary
School
• For 1st and 2nd graders
• Has 10 Volunteers

8. • I N T E R N E T A C C E S S
• E D U C A T I O N A L S O F T W A R E
• S T I P E N D F O R S U M M E R I N T E R N S
• E D U C A T I O N A L S U P P L I E S
• L U N C H A N D S N A C K S
• R E A D W E L L 1 T E A C H E R K I T
• T I C K E T T O R E A D C O M P U T E R W E B S I T E
• 2 4 R E A D W E L L 1 S T U D E N T P A C K A G E
• 1 R E A D W E L L T E A C H E R P A C K A G E

9. QUESTION 1
Who did you serve and what
did you accomplish that
day?
We served a group of elementary
age students in an afterschool tutoring program at the
New Room.
We were able to teach the
students computer
fundamentals.
We provided dinner afterwards
for the students and
community at our Bountiful
Table.
We average feeding 80
community members .

10. QUESTION 2
What are your teams plan for
ongoing relationship with
the nonprofit?
Our intent is to deepen
our relationship by
providing equipment
and services for
high speed internet,
tutorial, and
educational needs.

11. QUESTION 3
What would your nonprofit do
if they won part of the
prize money?
By purchasing the
educational needs
and services
itemized in this
submission, we will
be able to expand
our three programs.

12. VISION AND IMPACT
WE CALCULATE THAT A GIFT OF $14,000.00
WILL ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES
PRESENTED IN THIS SUBMISSION TO INCREASE
THE IMPACT OF OUR EFFORTS FOR LITERACY.