WISH LIST $100: reading and math tutoring for 1 child twice a week for 4 weeks; $500:7 weeks of Camp Heaven for 1 child; $1000: afterschool programming for 1 child 5 days a week for 3 months

In the Potomac Gardens public housing complex in Ward 6, families of four have an annual income of $7,830 – or less. More than 90% of children live in one- or no-parent households, and a number have incarcerated parents. Drug use is rampant, as is under-achievement, and the schools are in desperate need of improvement. Little Lights Urban Ministries was founded to help the children of Potomac Gardens. The scope is small, but the impact is broad and deep. Children ages 5 and up work with reading and math tutors, using proven curricula that increase skills and boost critical thinking. Homework help, SAT practice, and other activities after school, and Camp Heaven in the summer, offer opportunities for enrichment that are otherwise just not available. Last year 95% of students in reading and 89% in math received a B or better, or improved their record by one letter grade. 100% stayed in school, and not one became pregnant or was arrested: real victories in a tough world where every victory counts. Your generosity lights a light for these children.

Steven Park, Executive Director 760 7th Street SE Washington, DC 20003 202-548-4021 www.littlelights.org