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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 32 Title I public elementary schools, reaching nearly 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: Amidon Elementary School, Brent Museum Magnet School, Francis-Stevens Educational Center, Garrison Elementary School, Highland View Elementary School, Marie Reed Community Learning Center, Ross Elementary School, Thomson Elementary School, Tyler Elementary School, Walker-Jones Educational CenterVirginia: Key School
Readers Are Leaders Schools:
Washington, DC: Burrville Elementary School, Drew Elementary School, J.O. Wilson Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Raymond Education Campus, River Terrace Elementary School, Seaton Elementary School, Thomas Elementary School, Tubman Elementary School
StoryTime Schools:
Washington, DC: Aiton Elementary, Drew Elementary School, Ferebee-Hope Elementary, J.C Nalle Elementary School, J.O. Wilson Elementary School, Kenilworth Elementary, Kimball Elementary School, Malcolm X Elementary School, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, Payne Elementary, Randle Highlands Elementary School, Raymond Education Campus, Savoy Elementary School, Turner Elementary School (at Green), Wheatley Education Campus, Whittier Education Campus 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 2008-2009 school year: - African-American 73%
- Hispanic 18%
- African/Caribbean/Middle Eastern 4%
- Asian/Pacific Islander 3%
- Euro-American 2%
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