This year during the 2021 Education Expo, we will be partnering with Children's Literacy Initiative, Feeding America and Habitat for Humanity. 
 

Ways to Donate 

There are two ways that attendees can donate during the event.
1. During the registration process, an attendee can opt to have eClinicalWorks donate the value of their event giveaway.
2. An attendee can also donate directly to any of the charities below: 

• Children's Literacy Initiative  
• Feeding America 
• Habitat for Humanity

Match & Double 

eClinicalWorks will not only match your donations but double them. This means that if you donate $140, eClinicalWorks will donate $280 toward charity.

Donate to Children's Literacy Initiative 

Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI) is an anti-racist early literacy organization providing Black and Latinx children with the high quality education they deserve. CLI envisions a nation where every child has the power of literacy and the opportunity for lifetime success.  Founded in Philadelphia in 1988m CLI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit responding to America’s poor literacy rates by increasing the number of highly-skilled prekindergarten through 5th grade teachers who can help Black and Latinx students read proficiently in high-need schools. CLI works virtually or in-person to:

• Coach teachers on effective literacy practices;
• Stock classrooms with high-quality, culturally sustaining children’s literature;
• Provide training to build teachers’ literacy content knowledge and practice,
• Deliver access to the free, online, literacy education resources at LEARN.cli.org; and
• Develop district and school-level instructional leadership

Learning to read is a strong predictor of a student’s future academic achievement. A teacher’s literacy instruction plays the most critical role in a student’s reading development, but many teachers fail to receive adequate training in this area. By helping educators learn high-impact instructional strategies and nurturing dynamic professional learning communities, CLI builds lasting capacity in teachers and principals over time.
 

At CLI, we work to close the literacy opportunity gap between children Black and Latinx attending underfunded schools in low-income neighborhoods and their peers who grow up in more affluent settings and attend better-resourced schools. We know that access to quality literacy instruction is transformative, both in the arch of an individual’s life and in the strength of their surrounding community. 
 

Learning to read is a strong predictor of a student’s future academic achievement. Equipped with the power of literacy, our early learners can open doors to a brighter future where they can pursue their dreams and better their community. 
 

By supporting Children’s Literacy Initiative, you are championing social justice and helping ensure that all children get the resources and instructional support they need to learn to read. You are making an investment in public education and helping us ensure that classrooms, whether physical or virtual, support current and future generations so they have a better chance to thrive and reach their full potential. 
 

Our work helps ensure that teachers are better prepared to teach and classrooms have books that reflect the lives of their students. CLI views education as a critical tool for systemic change supporting racial equality, educational equity and social justice. 

For more information click here. 

Donate to Feeding America

About Feeding America:

• Feeding America's mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
• Feeding America is the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization.
• Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, Feeding America provides meals to more than 40 million people each year.

Learn more about Feeding America

Their Work:

• When you support Feeding America, you are helping their nationwide network of food banks deliver programs at the front line of hunger. Programs like school-based food pantries, emergency disaster relief, and Kids’ Cafe.
• Hunger is a complex issue. When people face hunger, they often struggle to meet other basic needs as well — such as housing, employment, and healthcare. That’s why Feeding America is committed to more than providing food for people in need.

Learn more about our work around food recovery, safety and security.

Hunger Facts:

• In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment as soared and food insecurity is on the rise. In fact, more than 50 million people may face hunger because of coronavirus.
• Feeding America estimates 1 in every 6 people will face hunger in America.
• Feeding America estimates a total of 17 million children could face hunger as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Feeding America estimates 1 in every 4 children will face hunger in America

Learn more about Hunger in America.

Impact Statements:

• Just $1 can help provide at least 10 meals to kids, families and individuals facing hunger. 
• Food banks work to rescue food from grocery stores, food producers, and restaurants to provide to people who need it the most.
• 98% of all donations raised for Feeding America go directly into programs serving our neighbors in the U.S. 
• Charity Navigator awarded Feeding America four out of four stars. Receiving four out of four possible stars indicates that Feeding America adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way. 
• For more than 40 years, Feeding America has responded to the needs of individuals struggling with food insecurity in this country. 

Donate to Habitat for Humanity 

Habitat for Humanity’s roots began on a rural farm in Georgia in 1942 with the vision to share equal land ownership with families of color. This was a radical  idea in the south, but racial desegregation and housing equality was a value build into the Habitat modal. Since then, we have has the opportunity to work with families and volunteers worldwide and have become the global leader in affordable housing.
 
Habitat works in every U.S. ZIP code and in 70 countries globally. Through our work we have helped transform the lives of more than 35 million people since 1976, with 6 million people helped in FY2020 alone.
 
Due to our long history, a few misconceptions about our work have evolved over the year with one of the largest being that we give away homes. In fact, we work with families to build  no-interest affordable housing that they work with their community to build themselves by putting in “sweat equity” as a down payment. Through this and homeowner education courses we ensure that families are building self-reliance and now have the ability to build generational wealth.
 
We would not be able to continue supporting homeowners attain a self, decent and affordable place to call home
Without your support. We are grateful to be able to partner with eClincialWorks during the Education Expo and are thankful for your individual support of our mission of making a world where everyone can attain an affordable home.

For more information click here.