What We Do
Wordwell advances children's health, early literacy, and school readiness by connecting families with books, literacy resources, educational materials, essential supplies, and developmental guidance through pediatric healthcare and community-based programs.
Programs are delivered by pediatric clinicians, clinic staff, volunteers, and community partners.
OUR MISSION
The Wordwell Foundation is dedicated to improving developmental, educational, and health outcomes for children and families from underserved communities.
Our programs combine tangible resources with guidance from trusted healthcare and community partners in order to promote healthy child development, family well-being, and long-term educational success.
Our programs support underserved families who are most vulnerable to poor health and educational outcomes.
Wordwell plans to expand these programs to pediatric clinics and community partners in Charleston, South Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the San Francisco Bay Area; and all across the country.
Who We Reach
Wordwell currently provides these programs through pediatric clinics serving at-risk children and families in the Bronx, New York.
Our patient population is burdened by a myriad of health challenges as well as socioeconomic circumstances that foster poor health outcomes.
Why Our Timing Matters
Wordwell meets families during pediatric visits – this touchpoint is one nearly every family has, regardless of income, geography, or circumstance. This universal access creates a rare chance to intervene before stressors accumulate, during the critical early childhood years.
The Science of an Early Start
Research consistently shows that early gaps in literacy, developmental support, and access to care compound over time, resulting in disparities that last a lifetime. Early intervention and prevention can change a child’s trajectory entirely.
Services: Early Literacy, School Readiness, Children's Health
We provide a broad range of services which promote early reading skills, school readiness, newborn care, food security, and more.
Impact in Numbers
2,600
backpacks
600
food bags
7,000
baby boxes
50,000
diapers
50,000
books
Hear from patients Wordwell has reached at Jacobi Medical Center:
You can help make a difference!
Hear from patients Wordwell has reached at Jacobi Medical Center:
“Changed my experience of what I thought of the hospital; I have never been to a hospital that did something like this.“
“It was very giving and it shows that there is always help out there.”
“I was so happy to know that there is somebody that cares about people like us.”
You can help make a difference!
Who We Reach
Our programs support underserved families who are most vulnerable to poor health and educational outcomes.
Wordwell currently provides these programs through pediatric clinics serving at-risk children and families in the Bronx, New York.
Our patient population is burdened by a myriad of health challenges as well as socioeconomic circumstances that foster poor health outcomes.
Wordwell plans to expand these programs to pediatric clinics and community partners in Charleston, South Carolina; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the San Francisco Bay Area; and all across the country.