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EyeSeeMe Foundation

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • Race & Ethnicity

Location

Various LocationsSaint Louis, MO 63130 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

We provide African American Children's books to low-income families to ensure all children can realize the benefits of having a home library

Description

Research tells us that the number one predictor of academic success is the number of books a child has in their home. For example, University of Nevada-Reno sociologist Mariah Evans led a research team and conducted a 20-year study that found the presence of books in the home to be the top predictor of whether a child will do well on standardized tests and attain a high level of education. This was found to be especially true for children from disadvantaged families. Unfortunately, the children that need it the most can afford it the least.

Our mission is to be a resource to parents, teachers, and schools in providing the very best children’s books on the market that promote positive images and stories about African American culture and history. As a tool to help increase literacy, African American children will benefit by seeing themselves respectfully represented in the literature they read. Non-African American children will benefit by helping to dispel negative and inaccurate stereotypical images of people of color and that despite our many differences, all people share common feelings and aspirations.

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