916 Ink

Mission: Mission:

916 Ink empowers youth through creative writing. 916 Ink is Sacramento’s arts-based creative writing and literacy nonprofit that provides workshops and tutoring to transform Sacramento youth into strong readers, confident communicators, and published authors. Our programs increase literacy skills, improve vocabulary, teach empathy, positively impact social and emotional learning, and expand communication skills. We envision a Sacramento region where every child and teen is given access to a culturally relevant creative writing program that leads them to believe in themselves and to understand the power of the written word.

Program Description: Program Description:

The 916 Ink Read On! program delivers literacy tutoring for 1st-5th grade striving readers to help them reach grade-level reading goals.

Students enrolled in the Read On! program are elementary school-aged, striving readers who read at a beginning first grade to fifth grade level. Students are referred to Read On! by their classroom teacher, their school’s student support team, or administration. Reading tutors (AmeriCorps members, and 916 Ink staff) are matched to students, for a minimum of thirty-six sessions to provide research-based tutoring lessons that are proven to reduce the reading gap. Students receive 1:1 to 2:1, three 30-45 minute tutoring sessions, every week for the length of their involvement.

Type of service
Tutoring Program
Website Address
https://www.916ink.org/read-on-tutoring-program
Year Started
2020
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Sacramento, CA
States of Operation
California
Operation Locations
Sacramento
Most recent number of students served
100-249
Subject Offered
Reading
Grade Levels
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Languages Offered
English
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
Asian 19%, Black or African American 10%, Hispanic or Latino 29%, and White 42%.
Setting
During School,
Out of School
Delivery Mode
Blended
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1, 1:2
Number of Sessions Per Week
Three days per week
Number of Minutes Per Session
30-45 minutes
Number of Weeks Per Program
13-20 weeks
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description

To support scheduling, Sharing tutoring session content, Reporting attendance, Sharing academic progress, Sharing at-home support suggestions, Family/Caregiver survey

Organization Type
Nonprofit
Customer Type
School, Student
Cost to District/ School/ Non-Profit
$1,000-$1,199
Type of Tutor
College/University Student (e.g. any college/university student who is not a pre-service teacher), Americorp Fellow, Volunteer
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No
Contact Email
christinan@916ink.org
Contact Name
Christina Nelson