The Opening Doors for Children program serves thousands of children and schools.  Our volunteers work in their communities by helping students in need of tutors, mentors and role models.

Opening Doors for Children enriches the learning opportunities of young people and affirms that we can make a difference in a child's life.  The program is about helping a child with reading comprehension or providing the opportunity for a student to take home a book his or her family could not afford.  It's about proving to a foster child that there are constants in life, like a mentor, or providing a child in need with a caring tutor.

The following is a list of our programs:

Boston
Boston Partners in Education
Josiah Quincy Elementary School
Josiah Quincy Upper School
Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
Coordinators - William Biddings, John Fanciullo, Nick Hasenfus and Pam Poindexter

Chicago
Christopher House
Franklin Fine Arts Center
Coordinators - Lisa Kpor, Marko Lawson and
Tom Woodrow

Dallas
Reading Partners North Texas
Coordinator - Eric Pfeifle

Denver
The First Tee of Denver
Coordinator – Max Shaffer

Fort Lauderdale
Career City at Dillard Elementary School
North Fork Elementary School
United Way Reading Pals
Coordinators - Judith Kreitzer, Josh Levenson and Betty Lloyd

Houston
Yellowstone College Prep
Coordinators - Agnes Doyle, Andrea James and Latonya McPherson

Jacksonville
S. P. Livingston Elementary School
Coordinator - Michelle Borandi

Los Angeles
Backpack Project at 20th Street Elementary School
Step Up Women’s Network
Coordinators - Danielle Garcia and Kimberly Lyons

Miami
Cristo Rey Miami High School
Do the Write Thing<
Miami Edison High School
NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline
Read to a Child at Downtown Miami Charter School
Coordinators - Joseph Goldstein, Juan Mayol, Richard Perez, Ed Ramos, Esther Rodriguez and
Andrew Weinstein

New York City
Brooklyn Preparatory High School
Cristo Rey New York High School
Development School for Youth (DSY)
Legal Outreach, Inc.
PENCIL Partnership Program
Coordinators - Maria Favuzza, Loren Forrest, Chris Nolan, Bob Paulson, Luz Rojas and Ben Wilson

Orlando
Orlando Day Nursery
Street Law
Coordinators - Robert Davis and Kathy Molhem

San Francisco
Yick Wo Elementary School
Coordinator - Mele Finau-Nikolao

Stamford
Back to School Shop
Stamford Family YMCA
United Way Business to Books Read-A-Thon
Coordinator - Dawn Rudenko

Tampa
John Germany Young Readers Initiative
Rampello K-8 Magnet School
Coordinators - Brandon Faulkner, Paul McDermott and Kendall Wilson

Washington
Houston Elementary School
Just the Beginning—Mock Trial Competition
NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
Coordinators - Kyrus Freeman and Kwamina Williford

West Palm Beach
Take Stock in Children
Coordinators - Matthew Zimmerman

Click here to view a brief video outlining the Opening Doors for Children program.