donate
For more than 30 years WITS has served Chicago Public Schools students through private support from individuals, foundations, and corporations. WITS relies on your support to ensure that our programming is consistent and reliable at no-cost to our partner schools.
Recurring donations
Make the committment to support a better public education by creating opportunities for every student in Chicago to be literate. Give monthly and support teachers and students in Chicago all year long.
DOnate in someone's honor
Honor a loved one by supporting the life-enhancing benefits of literacy and a passion for learning.
fundraise
Start a fundraising campaign in just a few minutes. Whether it is a bake sale or collecting donations for your birthday, your fundraiser will allow WITS to invest in programming where it is needed most.
matching gifts
One of my favorite parts about WITS is reading books. You get to choose which books you read and they are really fun and interesting. You also get to make new friends and see new people.
Today only 28% of CPS fourth graders are proficient readers, in 2019 that number was 40%.
In the last three years, 63% of WITS students surpassed the national average for annual reading level growth.
A common plea heard from CPS teachers is the need for holistic, whole-school and community activation in order to provide the best support for the students and communities we serve.
WITS delivers
of literacy mentorship each year in Chicago Public Schools.
Wits provides
of literacy professional development for teachers.
WITS ADDS OVER
to the homes of students and classrooms of Rochelle Lee Teacher Awardees each year.
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annually through volunteer hours and direct programmitc investment in Chicago Public Schools students and teachers.
SPONSOR A SCHOOL
Support a community
WITS programs vary in cost depending on the depth of the program and the overall school size, with the average program cost running $20,000. A gift of this size will provide WITS programming in a Chicago public elementary school. By investing in a school, you are empowering students and promoting the WITS vision of creating opportunities for every student in Chicago to be literate. Please contact us to learn more about creating impactful literacy programming in Chicago Public Schools.
DONATE BOOKS
The gift of a library
Access to quality books for our students and teachers is vital. Every year we send home books with each student in our volunteer programs to help them grow their “at-home libraries”. Additionally, Rochelle Lee Teacher Awardees are given stipends to create classroom libraries that also function as lending libraries for students. Please contact us to make a book donation.
ANNUAL EVENTS
Exposure opportunites
WITS events offer great exposure opportunities for sponsors while providing essential operating support for our programming. Please contact us for more information about our events.
