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Everybody Wins! DC was founded in 1995 and is the largest children's literacy and mentoring program in the Washington Metropolitan Area. : The mission of Everybody Wins! DC (EW!DC) is to pair at-risk students with reading mentors to instill a love of reading and learning and foster a sense of self-esteem. EW!DC operates three programs (see below) in 39 Title I public elementary schools, reaching more than 4,000 underserved children in the Washington Metropolitan area. - Power Lunch program: Professional adults are paired with elementary school students to read, one-on-one, weekly during lunch.
- Readers Are Leaders program: Older students are paired with younger children to read together.
- StoryTime: Storytellers, authors and performers provide monthly programs to Title I public elementary schools that are not served by Power Lunch or Readers Are Leaders.
Power Lunch Schools:
Washington, DC: Adams/Oyster Elementary, Amidon Elementary, Brent Elementary, Francis-Stevens Educational Campus, Garrison Elementary School, Highland View Elementary, Marie Reed Community Learning Center, Ross Elementary School, Thomson Elementary School, Tyler Elementary School, Walker-Jones Educational CenterMaryland: Beall Elementary, Twinbrook ElementaryVirginia: Key Elementary
Readers Are Leaders Schools:
Washington, DC: Birney Elementary, Burrville Elementary, Drew Elementary, Raymond Elementary, River Terrace Elementary, Seaton Elementary, Smothers Elementary, Thomas Elementary, Tubman Elementary
StoryTime Schools:
Washington, DC: Aiton Elementary, Birney Elementary, Drew Elementary, Ferebee-Hope Elementary, J.O Wilson Elementary, Kenilworth Elementary, Martin Luther King Elementary, Payne Elementary, Randle Highlands Elementary, Raymond Elementary, Turner Elementary, Webb Elementary Wards in which EW!DC schools are located: All; Wards 1 - 8.
In addition we serve Title I public elementary schools in Arlington, VA and Montgomery County, MD.
Ethnicity of children served during the 2006-2007 school year: - African-American 73%
- Hispanic 18%
- African/Caribbean/Middle Eastern 4%
- Asian/Pacific Islander 3%
- Euro-American 2%
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