Why Open Books Open Minds?
West Philadelphia is one of the most educationally challenged communities in the United States. An astounding 80% of public school students score below grade level in reading or math. The great majority fall below grade level in both. Only 49% of boys and 64% of girls graduate from high school in four years. More than one-third of adults do not have a high school diploma, about 5% have a college degree, and nearly one-quarter cannot read or write at an elementary school level. It is in this challenging environment that WePAC serves. WePAC is working to alter this environment through its innovative, Open Books Open Minds initiative. WePAC’s History WePAC first offered its services in West Philadelphia during the 2003-04 academic year, when it placed six volunteers in one elementary school. It began as an outgrowth of an “urban ministry” project between Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church and many civic groups, and today is a wholly-independent and non-sectarian 501(c)(3) corporation. West Phi
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