Russell Education Foundation

Mission: To inspire and equip underserved children and their families with the tools for continued success. The Russell Education Foundation (REF) primarily exists to provide high-quality school-age programs for economically disadvantaged and working parents whose children need a safe place to learn and grow after school and during the summer.

Russell Reading Rooms are locally driven solutions that help students, families, and employers get ahead.

Russell Reading Rooms participation helps narrow the achievement gap between high-and low-income students in math, improve academic and behavioral outcomes.

Russell Reading Rooms provide a broad array of additional services, programs and activities focusing on subjects like service learning, violence prevention, and physical fitness.

Russell Reading Rooms provide opportunities for academic enrichment to meet the challenging academic standards of the State of Florida.

Students who regularly participate in Russell Reading Rooms improve their school attendance, class participation, homework completion, and reading achievement scores and grades.