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.

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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.

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DOnate in someone's honor

Honor a loved one by supporting the life-enhancing benefits of literacy and a passion for learning.

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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. 

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matching gifts

Many employers will sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions or volunteer hours made by their employees.
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64% of WITS students met or exceeded the national average for reading level growth in one year.
64%
At the end of the school year 83% of WITS students said they like reading books for fun, up from 65% at the beginning of the year.
83%
93% of WITS students reported feeling good or very good about spending time with their mentors
93%
100% of our partner teachers are satisfied with student participation in WITS.
100%

WITS delivers

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of literacy mentorship each year in Chicago Public Schools.


Wits provides

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of literacy professional development for teachers.

WITS ADDS OVER

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to the homes of students and classrooms of Rochelle Lee Teacher Awardees each year.


wits contributes

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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.


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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.

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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.


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UPCOMING EVENTS

Building Relationships with Students in a Virtual Environment

Building Relationships with Students in a Virtual Environment

Join WITS for a panel discussion featuring three Chicago Public Schools educators who will share their perspective on leading and empowering small groups of students, and provide tips for strengthening relationships in a virtual environment.