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Every child deserves to fall in love with reading.

East Nashville Hope Exchange partners with families in the Maplewood and Stratford school clusters to build strong readers, one child at a time.

OUR STORY

HOW WE HELP

For years, East Nashville Hope Exchange has walked alongside families in East Nashville, helping K-5 students build the reading skills that shape everything else — confidence, curiosity, and opportunity.
This year, we're coming home. We're deepening our roots in the Maplewood and Stratford clusters, the neighborhoods where our work began, so we can go further with the families who need us most. Families outside these clusters who are already part of our program family remain welcome — this is about depth, not distance.

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Literacy support that meets kids where they are
1. In-School Support One-on-one and small-group reading help during the school day, built around each child's needs.
2. Family Engagement Tools, resources, and encouragement that help parents and caregivers support reading at home — because literacy grows outside the classroom too.
3. Community Partnership Volunteers, local businesses, and schools working together so no child falls through the cracks.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Reading proficiency by third grade is one of the strongest predictors of long-term academic success. For too many kids in our community, that milestone is out of reach without extra support. We close that gap — with consistency, care, and evidence-based instruction.

I’m so thankful that my sons 2nd grade teacher informed me about this program over 2 yrs ago because I’ve seen a huge improvement in his reading.
-ENHE Parent

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Read with a student, help at an event, or lend your skills behind the scenes.

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Your gift funds books, tutoring, and family resources.

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