Empowering Young Readers Together
We foster a reading partnership between Grove Lower Elementary and Second Chance Pet Rescue where students visit and read to the shelter animals, bringing positive reading benefits and helping shelter animals to become adopted more quickly!
At Claire's Reading Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of reading and writing. Our mission is to inspire children of all ages through compassionate mentorship, creating a nurturing environment that fosters a love for literacy.
Making a Difference
Discover Claire's Reading Foundation's mission to inspire children through the joy of reading and writing. Our program fosters unconditional friendships and supports the development of essential life skills. We're solving a national issue, while promoting empathy, compassion, and kindness.
The Foundation
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Claire's Reading is partnered with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library allowing children to receive monthly books to help inspire their minds to reach the furthest reaches of their imagination.
Community Reading Events
Join us for community events that celebrate reading, featuring special guests, class participation, and animal reading sessions.
Claire's Books Drive
Share the Gift of Knowledge. Have books you'd like to give away for others to enjoy and expand on? Visit our Books Resources to see who's sharing and how you can contact them!
After School Initiaitives
Our after school initiatives allow us to help get students in after school reading programs tailored to the betterment of their reading proficiency. The initiatives take reading further by providing positive, engaging environments for students to excel by making reading fun and exciting.
National Buddy Program
Our Buddy Reading Program pairs children with compassionate volunteers to support their reading journey. This program fosters friendships while helping children build confidence in their reading abilities.
National Onboarding Program
National On-boarding Program allows our foundation to assist organizations in connecting with their local municipalities and starting their classrooms journey with the local shelters!
Kindness goes a long way.
The results are clear with Claire. Join us in our mission, and see how shelters and young readers can connect in amazing new ways.
See about us in the news here
See our program with Second Chance Pet Rescue here
Empowering youth through reading, writing, and compassion.
Follow us in making a difference, and let the story tell its wonders as children practice reading to shelter animals, and engage in programs designed to improve literacy.
Through empathy, compassion and kindness.
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Meet the team..
Louise Templin
Louise is the Director of the reading program, enabling classes and youth to connect with the shelter, and provide the resources and commitments to encourage young readers to prosper.
Dottie Smith
Dotty is Grove Lower Elementary’s Principal over-seeing the students, faculty, and programs offered to the students, paving a path forward for all new endeavours! Dotty over-sees the student programs and works in close relation with Second Chance Pet Rescue and Claire’s Reading Program.
Cassie Owens
Cassie runs Second Chance Pet Rescue and oversees its daily operations, allowing for loving animals to find their fur-ever homes. She brings a peaceful and calm atmosphere for the readers to learn, and thrive in their adventures allowing for the shelter animals to become acclimated to loving human interaction.