Career Guidance Institute

Mailing Address: 400 Tijeras NW, Suite 100, Albuquerque, NM 87102
County of Location: Bernalillo
Phone: (505) 843-7323
NTEE Code: B- Education
Mission Statement:

ABQ Reads empowers young students to be literate, lifelong learners through a supportive community of tutors and mentors.

Primary Programs:

Albuquerque Reads is a literacy tutoring program offered in three Title I (high poverty) schools. Albuquerque Reads is a partnership with the Albuquerque Public Schools and is dedicated to ensuring that all students will enter the next grade at or above reading level. To accomplish this, Albuquerque Reads relies on volunteer tutors who are trained to work one on one with these students. These tutoring sessions take place 3 times a week. Typically, a tutor devotes 90 minutes a week during which time he/she tutors two kindergarten students. Albuquerque Reads is a program of the Career Guidance Institute which is 501c3 organization of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.

Populations Served: African-American, Asian-American, Children and Youth, Latino/Hispanic, Low Income, Native American, Rural, Urban
Counties Served: Bernalillo
Year Founded:

2003

Annual Budget: $25,000 - $99,999
Personnel: 1 to 5 FTE
Executive Director:

Terri Cole

Accepts inquiries: Accepts inquiries about volunteering
Nonprofit Status: Is registered as a Nonprofit Corporation with the State of New Mexico
Types of Services Offered: Direct Services
EIN:

85-0323322

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