Our Partners

People and partnerships are the true foundation of sustainability. When relationships are strong and partnerships bridge community, science, and governance, the impact can be powerful and enduring.
– William Aldridge, Ph.D. The Impact Center at FPG

Summer Literacy Initiative Partners

The Summer Literacy Initiative brings together many partners collaboratively supporting the development, implementation, and growth of this initiative.

Delivery Partners

Delivery partners are responsible for program adoption and leadership, providing services, ensuring solid infrastructure and quality of programming, recruitment efforts, providing resources, providing leadership and design support, and working to develop and improve local relationships. Delivery partners in this initiative include rural faith communities, public school units, and community partners.

Explore all of the SLI locations on the map, and search and filter for program profile details.

Supporting Partners

Supporting partners are responsible for implementation support, workforce development, research, evaluation, and data linking, policy and finance support, and partnership engagement and communication. Partners in this initiative include consultants and:

American Institutes for Research (AIR)
The Impact Center
EdNC

Governance Partners

Governing partners provide strategic leadership and accountability for the initiative. They guide overall direction and priorities, support communication and resource allocation, establish quality standards, and define evaluation metrics. Governance partners in this initiative include:

NC Rural Center
The Duke Endowment
Barnhill Family Foundation
North Carolina Conference - The United Methodist Church
Anonymous Trust
NC Healthy Blue
Western North Carolina Conference  - The United Methodist Church
Mebane Foundation Catalyst for Innovation & Excellence in Education
Child Trust Foundation

Summer Literacy Initiative