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…


Dr. Bill Rushing, Chair
Retired Economist, Georgia State University

Gay Knox Vaughan, Vice Chair
Retired Real Estate Broker

Mary Hammond, Treasurer
Tax Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC

Margaret Hylton Jones, Secretary
Owner, Margaret Jones & Associates

Samuel Louis Allen
Retired Superintendent, Valdosta School System

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

Dr. Stan DeJarnett
Superintendent, Morgan County School System

Kwanza Hall
Elected Member, Atlanta City Council

Nancy Hall
Former Interim Executive Director, Georgia Public Broadcasting

Kenan Kern
Founder, The Kern Group, LLC
2008-2009 Rotary District 6920 Governor

Marcia Kinstler
Georgia Institute of Technology

Hardman Knox
Chief Financial Officer, The Settings Development Companies

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

Alexander G. (Sandy) Morehouse
Owner, Burge Plantation

David Murphy
President and CEO, Better World Books

Page Pate
Partner, Pate & Brody Law Firm

Margaret Quinlin
Owner, Peachtree Publishers

Everett Royal
Entrepreneur/Developer

Steve Stanfield
Stockbroker and Partner, DGR Group





STAFF

Founder & President
Robin Ferst

Operations Director
Shauna von Hanstein

Community Action Team Coordinator
Tera Cochran

 Program Administrator
Sandy Overton