The Rocket Phonics Foundation is 501(c)(3) who pairs volunteers with students who are struggling to read. We use the game-based reading program called Rocket Phonics to teach our students a phonics system that will help them decode any word! Literacy is the gateway to building skills in core academic subjects. Gained early it breaks the cycles of poverty and abuse and replaces them with cycles of hope, empowerment and success. Our long term goal is to bring all children to the grade level by third grade. We believe this will be done one community at a time with leaders from that community who claim ownership.