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About

We believe literacy creates pathways to opportunity, fueling education, economic mobility, and lifelong growth. Strong communities are built when people have access to the knowledge, support, and resources they need to learn, connect, and succeed.

Since 1943, our mission has been to expand access to learning and essential resources across Detroit. We invest in programs, partnerships, and innovative ideas that respond to the evolving needs of the communities we serve, supporting people at every stage of life.

Fiscal sponsorship is a core part of how we advance our mission and invest in community driven change. By providing financial oversight and operational support, we help partners focus on their work while building long term sustainability. This approach creates space for new ideas to grow and expands impact across Detroit.

By collaborating with educators, families, neighborhood organizations, and local partners, we are advancing literacy, expanding opportunity, and helping communities shape solutions that create lasting change.

Meet The Team

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Katie Andrecovich

Director, Operations + Finance

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Sean Ryan Everett

Chair + Chief Executive Officer

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Q Goss

Director Code: Grow + P2PU
Founder, Code: Grow

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Ivette Nash

Executive Assistant 

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Karlyta Williams

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Board of Directors

 

Officers

Sean Ryan Everett, Chair

Susan Kalkstein, Treasurer

Carol Huckleby, Secretary

Directors

David Costa

Susan Gardynik

John Krieman

Crystal Powell, Ph.D.

Karen Spica

Jeanne Warford

Financials +
publications

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