- By Pamela Good
- Beyond Basics
Joy Rd: Saving 10,000 Lives
Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti of Detroit Public Schools Community District has made an extraordinary request that Beyond Basics tutor every high school student who is struggling to read.
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Our Gratitude for General Motors
General Motors has generously awarded another $250,000 to Beyond Basics’ Family Literacy Center!
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Detroit Parks and Rec Hosts Summer Fun Centers
Beyond Basics was delighted to participate as a partner with Detroit Parks and Recreation, the Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan State University, and The Skillman Foundation in Summer Fun Centers for Detroit children.
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What Kindness Means Around the World
Students around the globe are joining metro Detroit schoolchildren this year in expressing their thoughts on kindness through our International Art and Writing Project.
- By Pamela Good
- Literacy
Why is illiteracy a crisis
Dear friends, the state of illiteracy in our community is causing difficulty for many, trouble for others and danger for all. An important decision MUST be made.
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Celebrating 20 years!
We encourage you to join us for our 20th Anniversary Gala on March 1st, 2019 at the Detroit Athletic Club.
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The Williams Family
When we opened up the doors to our Family Literacy Center in October, we knew we would reach many but we didn’t know how the “many” would be packaged. We expected high school drop outs and older adults to walk through our doors, but to our surprise, a mother of 8 home-schooled children was the first to seek our services.
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Beyond Basics Leadership Series
On January 15, we hosted our 2019 Leadership Series which featured CEO and Co-Founder of Life Remodeled, Chris Lambert, and NFL Running back, Joique Bell. The event was held at the Durfee Innovation Center and the focus was “Pursuing Passions.”
- By Janine Krasicky Sadaj
- Beyond Basics
Film featuring Elijah Craft and Beyond Basics’ reading tutoring program presented in the highly prestigious New Hope Film Festival
Keith Famie’s short film “A Day in the Life of Elijah Craft,” which chronicles how learning to read changed Elijah’s life, is one of the films featured in the highly prestigious IMDb-qualifying New Hope Film Festival in New Hope, Penn. that runs from July 20 to 29.
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