About Wake Up and Read

In 2012 key leaders from education, business, civic, philanthropic, and nonprofit agencies came together in a focused effort to increase childhood literacy in Wake County, North Carolina. Affiliated with the national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, WAKE Up and Read was formed as a community-wide collaboration focused on the goal of having all children reading on grade-level by third grade.

Mission

WAKE Up and Read is a collaborative effort to engage and educate Wake County about the importance of childhood literacy and to increase access to literacy resources and opportunities for all children.

Vision

Every child in Wake County is inspired, equipped, and empowered to read.

Values

As a community collaborative, we embrace these values collectively:
1) Literacy is the right of every child.
2) Community collaboration increases access to literacy resources.
3) Every child deserves high quality learning experiences.
4) Literacy is achieved and enjoyed in multifaceted, diverse ways that respect the individual needs of each child.