Read Pinellas

Our Partners

Partnerships are the key to achieving our mission. By leveraging the knowledge and experience of other professional organizations, we have the ability to amplify our impact in Pinellas County.

Leveraging our partnerships

READ Pinellas’s partners are a huge factor in our success. These organizations provide us with both logistical and organizational support. They help raise awareness of our mission and help promote our goal of increasing literacy and providing self-value for individuals across Pinellas County.  For more information on how to become a READ Pinellas partner, please contact us.

Working in collaboration with local organizations in Pinellas County helps us build upon the strengths of existing work and also helps to ensure long-term sustainability. A list of our most valued partners is listed alphabetically below:

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Amazon Smiles

What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Read Pinellas.

All you need to do is shop at Smile.Amazon.com and select Read Pinellas as your desired charity.Click below to start now!

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In Growth

We believe in successful partnerships, community involvement, and increasing literacy. We collaborate with local leaders who care deeply about, and are invested in growing a sustainable, hopeful, and educated Pinellas County. Whether you’re a parent, a CEO or just someone who is passionate about promoting education, we have the right place for you. Get started here by joining READ Pinellas and our partners.

Carol Kennedy, English teacher at Hispanic Outreach Center

Pat Bauer, President, Literacy Council of Upper Pinellas

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Literacy can transform a life. Thanks to the generous support of corporations, foundations, community organizations, and thousands of individuals across Pinellas County just like you, we are helping to enable such transformations every day.

Membership allows us to fulfill our mission and put everyone on the path to discovering the inspiring array of people, places, and ideas that await them inside the world of reading.

Congratulations Graduates

Read Pinellas wants to congratulate all the recent and up coming graduates. Thank you for all your hard work.click here, to learn more about our services and how we are striving to increase literacy in our community .

Literacy Statistics

Read Pinellas promotes a rich and thriving learning experience. Here are some quick statistics and student numbers:

• 15% of the United States population has specific reading disorders.
• 46% of American adults cannot understand the labels on their pharmaceutical prescriptions.
• 50% of U.S. adults are unable to read an eighth grade level book.
• 33% of U.S. high school graduates never read a book after high school.
• 80% of U.S. families have not purchased a book this year.
• 50% of books started are never read to completion.
• 70% of adults have not been in a bookstore in the past five years.
• 15% of U.S. students are dyslexic.