Foundations Inc

FOUNDATIONS IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR OUR NATION'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY STRENGTHENING THE SKILLS OF EDUCATORS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING. FOUNDATIONS, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO BUILDING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH WORK WITH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDERS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON CAPACITY-BUILDING THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING TOOLS, AND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES ITS SUPPORT FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INCLUDING FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAMS, GOVERNMENT GRANTS, PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS, PRODUCT SALES, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS, AND CONFERENCE FEES.

FOUNDATIONS IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR GRADE LEVEL READING (CGLR). CGLR CONDUCTS ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. CGLR SEEKS TO DISRUPT GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY MOBILIZING COMMUNITIES TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR ONE OF THE MAJOR OBSTACLES IN THE PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY FAILURE TO READ PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2012, THE GLR COMMUNITIES NETWORK HAS GROWN TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 350 COMMUNITIES, REPRESENTING 45 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND TWO CANADIAN PROVINCES SPONSORED BY 5,200+ LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES AND SUPPORTED BY 500+ STATE AND LOCAL FUNDERS, INCLUDING 200+ UNITED WAYS. THE COUNTIES SERVED BY GLR COALITIONS ARE HOME TO 28.6 MILLION CHILDREN AGES 09 YEARS OLD, 63.7% OF THE TOTAL U.S. POPULATION IN THIS AGE RANGE. WITHIN THIS GROUP, THE COUNTIES SERVED BY CGLR COMMUNITIES HOUSE 10.4 MILLION CHILDREN IN GRADES K3, OR 70% OF THE U.S. TOTAL, INCLUDING MILLIONS WHO ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT LEARNING LOSS GIVEN THE CURRENT REALITY OF CLOSURES AND CRISIS SCHOOLING.

THE CENTER FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND EXPANDED LEARNING PROVIDED ONLINE WEBINAR TRAININGS TO AN ESTIMATED 1,600 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL 50 STATES ACROSS THE NATION, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND PARTS OF THE WORLD. THIS YEAR, THE CENTER HAS DISTRIBUTED 180 RESOURCES TO AFTERSCHOOL PRACTITIONERS NATIONWIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER OPERATED 12 AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS INVOLVING 2,500 ELEMENTARY THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS.

OUR OFFICE OF SCHOOL SERVICES PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, LEADERSHIP AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, CURRICULUM REVIEW AND REDESIGN, INTERIM LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORT TO 27 CHARTER AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 20,000 STUDENTS. IN 2021, WE PROVIDED VIRTUAL AS WELL AS IN-PERSON PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SESSIONS TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE NATION, SERVING THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL LEADERS, AND AFTERSCHOOL EDUCATORS. IN RESPONSE TO THE PERVASIVE LEARNING LOSS THAT OCCURRED DUE TO COVID 19, OUR TEAM DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAM THAT SERVED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN CHARTER AND DISTRICT SCHOOLS IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA.