
Evelyn and Frank Ginsberg Reading Fund
Helping all students learn to read!
Equitable Access to High Quality Reading Instruction is Essential for Society to Thrive!
What is the Evelyn and Frank Ginsberg Reading Fund?
The Evelyn and Frank Ginsberg Reading Fund is a special initiative of the Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania to provide free reading tutoring to children from lower income families and underserved communities in Pittsburgh. The fund is named in honor of Evelyn and Frank Ginsberg, the beloved grandparents of our founder, Collin Diedrich. This fund celebrates their commitment to education and community service in its mission to bring the power of reading to Pittsburgh’s learners.
Through the Evelyn and Frank Ginsberg Reading Fund, we strive to empower and support children facing challenges in reading, including students with and without learning disabilities. This fund will equip students with the tools to succeed academically and create a brighter future. Every dollar donated to this fund goes directly towards providing free reading tutoring and academic programs to students in need who may otherwise be unable to afford these services.
Evelyn and Frank’s unwavering dedication to education and their passion for helping others left an indelible mark on Collin’s life. Their invaluable support and encouragement played a pivotal role in Collin's personal journey to manage his own learning disabilities and achieve academic success, and their legacy of helping those in need inspired him to create this nonprofit organization to help bring the support he relied on to others.
By contributing to this fund, donors can be assured that their generosity will have a positive impact on the lives of children in underserved communities. Donors will directly be helping students in need learn to read. We invite you to join us in making a difference and providing a pathway to success for these young individuals. Together, we can create a community where every child can thrive through the power of education.
Empower donors to support reading education for students from underserved families.
How will we spend your donations?
Donations will help cover the high cost of running our multiple reading tutoring programs
$20-$30 can cover the payment to our paid reading tutors for a single session
$50 can provide snacks for students at our tutoring locations for a month (since no student should learn on an empty stomach)
$600-$800 can provide a single tutor with all the materials they need to tutor
$1500-$5000+ can cover the cost of a single training session session or an intensive 36hr training course
Our reading tutoring Programs
How many students are you tutoring?
We are currently supporting over 100 students in our Early Literacy Program and 35 students in our 1-on-1 Reading Intervention Program
Where are some of the locations you have offered tutoring?
Other Schools in Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh New Church School* 1-on-1 Reading Tutoring Hub
Allegheny County Housing:
Who are your official partners in Reading Tutoring?
Neighborhood Learning Alliance -after school programs and summer camps
Pittsburgh Public Schools- after school and during school tutoring
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh- after school and weekend tutoring
Bedford Dwellings- after school tutoring
Pittsburgh New Church School- after school and during school tutoring
Our Impact
Reading Tutoring Programs
We currently run one 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention and early literacy tutoring program across more than 16 sites in Pittsburgh.
Students Receiving our Reading Tutoring Support thru the Summer of 2025
~35 students received 1-on-1 reading tutoring intervention
~130 students participated in our early literacy reading tutoring programs
Reading Tutors Working for LDA of PA in 2025
11 multi-sensory reading tutoring interventionists are fully trained or are in training
10 early literacy tutors are fully trained or in training