Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy

 

 

Literacy in Georgia

1 in 5 of our children lives in poverty

Approximately 61 percent of low-income
families do not have a single piece of
reading material suitable for a child

A third of our children come to school
unprepared to learn

Only 29% of Georgia 4th graders read
at or above proficiency

We have the nations third highest rate
of high school dropouts

One in four adults in Georgia operates
at a low literacy level

Illiteracy and low literate workers
cost Atlanta $2.6 billion and Georgia
businesses $7 billion each year

Several states plan how many jail
cells they will build in the future by
how many children are not reading on
grade level by third grade 

With your help, this can change…





How to donate Stock

Ferst Foundation possesses a 4-star rating, the highest given by Charity Navigator. That means we make the most efficient use of your donation, ensuring your dollars are making an impact on children in Georgia.

 

 

Robin Ferst, Founder

Gay Knox Vaughan,Chair
Retired Real Estate Broker

Marcia Kinstler, Vice Chair
Georgia Institute of Technology

Hardman Knox, Treasurer
Managing Partner, Knox Properties LLP

Margaret Hylton Jones, Secretary
Owner, Margaret Jones & Associates

Samuel Louis Allen
Retired Superintendent, Valdosta School System

Spring Asher
Founder, Chambers & Asher Speechworks

Susannah Balish
Community Volunteer

Dr. Terry Blum
Tedd Munchak Chairholder
Georgia Tech Professor, Director, Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Eve Goldstein
Retired, Attorney

Dr. Stan DeJarnett
Superintendent, Morgan County School System

Kwanza Hall
Elected Member, Atlanta City Council

Nancy Hall
Former Interim Executive Director, Georgia Public Broadcasting

Allison Laird
Manager, Mergers and Acquisition - Tax, KPMG LLP

Diane McClearen
Director, Community Relations at Oglethorpe Power Corporation

David Murphy
President and CEO, Better World Books

Dr. Robert Nelson Thomas
Director of the Leadership Roundtable at Georgia Tech Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Margaret Quinlin
Owner, Peachtree Publishers

Everett Royal
Entrepreneur/Developer

Dr. Bill Rushing
Retired Economist, Georgia State University

Georgia Tech Board Fellow


STAFF

President 
George Israel

Community Action Team Coordinator
Tera Cochran

Bookkeeper
Sandy Overton

Administrative Assistant
Stephanie L. Rolader