LIT-Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, Inc.

Cause Area

  • Advocacy & Human Rights
  • Children & Youth
  • Education & Literacy
  • Justice & Legal
  • Politics

Location

1461 1st Ave#113New York, NY 10075 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Literacy for Incarcerated Teens (LIT) is the only non-profit organization of its kind working to end illiteracy and aliteracy among New York City's incarcerated youth.

Description

LIT is striving to create excellent school libraries in New York City's juvenile detention centers and also in schools that serve youngsters living in group homes. We are especially concerned about the 96% of these students who read two or more years below grade level.

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