Planned-giving platform offers a year-end opportunity to sustain early literacy programs for generations to come.
Roots and Wings, the local nonprofit dedicated to childhood literacy and teacher recognition, launched its new Legacy Giving website, a simple, thoughtful way for supporters to leave a lasting gift that sustains its critical reading program for years to come.
This initiative arrives as the nonprofit celebrates its continued growth and community momentum here in Palm Beach County. Through Project UpLift, its signature free after-school reading initiative, Roots and Wings partners with 20 Title I public elementary schools across the county, serving over 1,500 students with its in-tensive, small-group reading support. To date, Roots and Wings has supported over 6,000 students, helping strengthen reading skills and academic confidence community wide.
“Strong reading skills open doors in school and beyond,” said Ted Hoskinson, founder of Roots and Wings. “We’re grateful for the community support that makes this work possible. Legacy planned giving will offer us a lasting way to support our effective literacy program and ensure that it remains available into the future for students who need it.”
During the 2024–2025 school year, 94% of all participating Project UpLift students demonstrated measurable reading gains — many progressing from struggling readers to more confident, capable learners. Additionally, 96% of Project UpLift’s third-grade students made significant gains and were promoted to the next grade level at the same rate as their peers who did not start the year reading one or two grades below grade level.
Learn more at https://rootsandwingsinc.org.
