/24-7PressRelease/ - SANTA ANA, CA, August 22, 2008 - THINK Together, Inc., has received a $24,000 grant from the Pasadena-based Green Foundation to expand the "KidzLit" and "Reading A to Z" literacy curriculum to students who participate in after-school programs across eight Los Angeles County school districts.
"Reading fluency is one of the keys to academic success, and academic success is a prerequisite for life success in an increasingly knowledge-based economy and social system," said Randy Barth, founder and CEO of THINK Together.
Barth, in announcing the gift, went on to say, "We are so pleased to receive the funds from the Green Foundation. This generous investment will allow THINK Together to print over 40,000 Reading A to Z leveled readers for use in our after-school programs; plus, allow us to send 7,400 elementary school students in Los Angeles County home with a book a month, for 10 months."
About THINK Together, Inc. (http://www.THINKtogether.org)
THINK Together, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1997, is now the largest provider of academically-focused after-school programs in California helping more than 30,000 students, across a four-county region of Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties), achieve their full potential.
THINK Together's after-school programs are offered at no cost to parents; however, students must attend the program every afternoon following the regular school day for at least three hours.
During the upcoming 2008-09 school year, THINK Together's programs will be offered at schools in the following Los Angeles County area school districts: Azusa Unified, Baldwin Park Unified, Bassett Unified, Duarte, Little Lake City, Los Nietos, Pomona Unified and South Whittier.
About the Green Foundation (http://www.ligf.org)
The Green Foundation was established in 1994 by Leonard I. Green. Located in Pasadena, the foundation is a private, non-operating foundation awarding grants for both operating and program support. Leonard was a pioneer in the development of the leveraged buyout industry and founded his company Leonard I. Green & Partners, L.P. in 1989. The Green Foundation, with a focus on The Arts, Education, Medical/Scientific Research and Special Projects, seeks to preserve and enhance Leonard's philanthropic vision.
The Foundation believes that communities whose educational systems are solid will thrive and continue to flourish. With this in mind, we support a variety of educational programs in both public and private schools and after-school facilities in an effort to effect positive change in communities throughout LA. Priority is given to those institutions that engage in one or more of the following:
 Strive to solve existing problems of juvenile delinquency, gang life and drugs.
 Work to expand educational programs for youth and/or adults.
 Encourage the use of technology in youth and/or adult learning.
 Promote artistic endeavors including the performing arts, writing and painting.
For more information on Developmental Studies Center's KidzLit program visit http://www.devstu.org/outofschooltime.html. For further details on Reading A to Z visit http://www.readinga-z.com/guided-reading/guided-reading.php.
About THINK Together, Inc.
THINK Together, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is the largest provider of academically-focused after-school programs in California helping more than 30,000 students at 200+ sites across a four-county region of Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties) achieve their full potential. For more information call 888.485.THINK or visit us on the Web at THINKtogether.org.
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