Results

2024 Accomplishments

Energy Express Impact Highlights

Energy Express is an award-winning, six-week, summer reading and nutrition program for children living in West Virginia’s rural and low-income communities. 

• 48 sites were held in 26 counties
• 1,146 children reached 50% attendance with an additional 400 served
• 20% of children served had IEPs (Individual Educational Plans)
• 14% of children served were from racial/ethnic minority groups
• The program resulted in significant increases in letter-word identification, reading fluency, passage comprehension and broad reading. 
• On the DIBELS 8 fluency test, 88.2% of children improved or maintained their scores.
• 55,288 meals served to children participating in the program
• 2,962 meals served to other community youths
• 17,088 take home books were distributed
• 279 college students and community members were engaged in service as AmeriCorps members
• 235 served as mentors
• 44 served as community coordinators
• 690 family and community members served as volunteers
• 300 youth volunteers
• 390 adult volunteers
• 9,843 hours of volunteer time were provided
• 4,360 hours (44%) of time was devoted to children’s reading and writing 
• Average of 14 volunteers per site
• Average of 205 volunteer hours were contributed at each site

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