Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Children Rising
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 2633 Telegraph Ave. #412
\nCity: Oakland
\nState: CA
\nPostal Code: 94612
\nMain Phone: 510-836-5100
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: www.children-rising.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 94-3403801
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501c3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/19\/2026
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Succeeding by Reading
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Children who learn to read by the time they complete third grade are far more likely to succeed in middle school, graduate from high school, and enjoy a fuller, safer, more prosperous life. Throughout Oakland educational inequity is a social injustice impacting children in low-income neighborhoods. Children, primarily Black and Latino, are systematically locked out of opportunity due to their zip code and the schools they attend. The sad reality is that, as a community, we do not provide these eager children with enough proper support to give them a fair chance to succeed in school. <\/p>\n
Succeeding by Reading, our one-on-one interventional literacy tutoring program is designed to surround a child with the academic support they need to catch up to grade-level reading so that they can become a confident, engaged student. Succeeding by Reading builds the foundational literacy skills of second and third-grade students through individualized tutoring that fully incorporates \u201cScience of Reading\u201d principles. <\/p>\n
Children Rising closely partners with Oakland public school principals and teachers at our community’s most under-resourced Title 1 elementary schools. These educators refer children struggling the most in reading and are paired with a trained Children Rising tutor for weekly tutoring throughout the academic year. There is no cost to families for their children to receive this tutoring.<\/p>\n
Last school year, we tutored 150+ children in reading, providing 4,500 one-on-one tutoring sessions with 105 trained tutors from the community. On average, 65% of students regularly attending our program gain two or more grade levels by the end of the year. Caring relationships develop between tutor and student throughout the year. The vast majority of students develop increased self-confidence, improved social-emotional skills, and foundational reading skills so they can actively participate in the classroom. <\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 375630<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Individual Contributions – $125,000 committed, Lowell Berry Foundation – $40,000 committed, Callison Foundation – $25,000 pending, Ross Stores Foundation – $30,000 pending, Mary A Crocker Trust – $20,000 pending, Jack and Jill Foundation – $10,000 pending, Oakland Promise – $118,000 pending.<\/p>\n
Project Duration: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
\nGeographical Area Served: Oakland, CA
\nAge Group To Be Served: 7-10 years old<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
\nContact First Name: Chelsea
\nContact Last Name: Boniak
\nContact Title: Director of Development
\nContact Phone: 510-588-1820
\nContact Email: chelsea@children-rising.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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