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Parents Without Partners (PWP) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, education organization devoted to the welfare of children of single parents. Founded in 1957 in New York City, it now has some 65,000 members in 500 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas. The promotion of literacy and reading is important to PWP because, as an education organization, it is concerned with providing support, fellowship, and opportunities for personal growth and stronger family relationships in a balanced program of educational, family, and social activities.
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest academic honor society. Established in 1776, it has some 500,000 living members, 248 chapters, and 50 alumni associations nationwide. Its purpose is to foster excellence in undergraduate liberal arts education, and it views literacy and reading as "both natural and necessary."
Founded in 1914 at Howard University as an African American fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma has some 200 chapters and 95,000 members in the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, and in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Because education along with social action and promotion of business is a major interest, the fraternity is involved in the promotion of literacy and reading.
Phi Delta Kappa is a professional organization for men and women in education. Founded in 1906, it has 676 chapters and 134,000 members across the United States, in Canada, and in 14 other countries. The promotion of literacy and reading is a basic part of Phi Delta Kappa's commitment to the improvement of schools.
Pizza Hut supports the largest school-based literacy program in the United States: BOOK IT! The company is also a major partner in the READ*WRITE*NOW! program. Pizza Hut supplies both programs with coupons for free personal pan pizza as incentives and rewards for children.
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