Success stories
Supporting literacy
15 Feb 2010
- Since 1993 we have worked directly with 800,000 children and 7,000 adults.
- We have given 343,000 children from disadvantaged communities the opportunity to choose nearly 858,000 free books to keep.
- Over 100 professional footballers are taking part in our reading and writing programmes and campaigns which inspire up to 170,000 children and adults a year.
- We have changed male perceptions of reading and given over 8,000 awards to boys who have taken part in our programmes to encourage peer promotion of reading in schools and libraries across the country.
