Family Services of Central Massachusetts would like to thank the United Way of Central Massachusetts for their continued support of the Summer Literacy Initiative (SLI) with their most recent grant of $40,000. Since 2010, the Summer Literacy Initiative has partnered with summer camp programs operating throughout Worcester, to integrate effective literacy learning strategies that prevent summer learning loss for children entering grades 1-4 each fall. In the Summer of 2022 SLI served 1295 children at 15 partner program sites. Thank you, United Way of Central MA, for partnering with us to ensure at-risk children in our community achieve grade level reading to prepare them for future academic success.