Where the Work Began: Mott Haven, Bronx

Where the Work Began: Mott Haven, Bronx The Mott Haven Section of the South Bronx is ReadNYC’s first neighborhood launch site. This is an area of concentrated poverty that has among the lowest testing scores and academic outcomes in NYC.

Mott Haven at a Glance CENTRAL HARLEM (2015) MOTT HAVEN (2014)

THE BRONX

HUNTS POINT (2015) EAST HARLEM (2015)

• Only 1 in 10 children read on grade-level by third grade • 15,247 young people ages 0-8

CORONA & ELMHURST

• 71% of children are Latino and 27% MANHATTAN QUEENS

BROWNSVILLE (2015)

are Black • 36% of adults are not English-speaking

BROOKLYN

EAST NEW YORK

• 74% of children are in single-parent households ROCKAWAYS

STATEN ISLAND

CONEY ISLAND ST GEORGE

• 92% of children access free and reduced lunch • 16% of adults are unemployed • Only 10% of adults have a bachelor’s degree • 55.5% high school graduation rate–one of the lowest in the city

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