Fragile Oasis

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Projects: Education

Yonkers Partners in Education Family Literacy Program

Runoff Voting Has Begun!

Voting for the flown-in-space Fragile Oasis medal finalists has begun! These projects have made an impact on Earth in the categories of Education, Humanitarian Service and Peace. Fragile Oasis crewmembers have nominated these projects as standouts. You may vote for one project, and you can change your vote any time before the process ends on July 14, 2013. Winners will be announced on July 20, 2013.

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You have 3 weeks, 4 days to vote!

Yonkers Partners in Education provides 8,500 primary grade students with a bag filled with books to read at home each week, accompanied by bi-lingual instructional materials for parents and caregivers.

In Yonkers, New York, many children live at or below the national poverty level.

Yonkers Partners in Education provides 8,500 primary grade students with a bag filled with books to read at home each week, accompanied by bi-lingual instructional materials for parents and caregivers.

Upon returning the bag, each child receives different titles for the following week.