Leeds-based charity, Learning Partnerships, has secured a £1,000 donation to its Let’s Read Programme from Barratt Developments Yorkshire West following its application to the homebuilder’s monthly charity initiative.
Barratt Developments Yorkshire West, which includes the Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes brands, has encouraged registered charities across West Yorkshire to apply to its Community Fund, an initiative which sees a different charity receive up to £1,000 each month to aid the incredible work done at a local level.
Learning Partnerships offers an initiative called Let’s Read – a school reading volunteer programme which aims to raise levels of literacy amongst inner-city primary school children. Volunteers from local businesses and the community provide regular support to help improve the children’s literacy and language skills.
The primary school literacy programme aims to address the link between deprivation and poor educational achievement and raise levels of literacy amongst inner-city children. Through the support of reading volunteers, the programme helps children struggling with their literacy skills to become confident and able readers, to access the education they deserve and achieve their potential. The £1,000 donation from the homebuilder will support the recruitment of 20 new volunteers who would provide help for a further 80 children in the new academic year.
Gail Clark, Let’s Read Programme Manager said, “We rely on our volunteers and the local community to support the work we do, so this donation is a huge boost and will go towards ensuring more children have the literacy skills and confidence they need to achieve at school, at work and in life.”
Ian Ruthven, Managing Director at Barratt Developments Yorkshire West added, “We’re thrilled to be able to support another fantastic charity with our Community Fund initiative. The Learning Partnerships Let’s Read Programme is a fantastic cause and we hope that the donation helps them continue their fantastic work with young people in Leeds.”
