Andre Reed running with the ball in his Buffalo Bills #83 jersey during a playoff game

Pro Football Hall of Fame · 2014501(c)(3) Nonprofit

FromtheEndZoneto Every Classroom.

Andre's foundation puts books, mentors, and reading rooms into Boys & Girls Clubs in 33 states — 28 reading rooms remodeled, his name on every one. Every $83 sponsors one kid for a school year.

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Read with Reed 83

Andre with his readers, in the club

Andre Reed

Founder · Chairman

Andre’s Mission

Why this foundation exists.

“The joy I felt scoring a game-winning touchdown — that’s the same feeling kids get from finishing a good book.”

His last name was Reed — but he never got read to, or even had books at home. He’s spent the last 16years making sure other kids don’t grow up the same way.

Andre Reed

Founder · Pro Football Hall of Fame, Class of 2014

One Foundation · Two Homes

Two homes, one mission.

Andre started it in 2010 in Allentown — his hometown, the Boys & Girls Club that raised him. As his Hall of Fame name opened doors, the work went national: Read with Reed now builds reading rooms in Boys & Girls Clubs across 33 states. Two home bases. One mission.

HQ · AllentownAndre’s home · San DiegoReading room9 of 33 confirmed

Since 2010

Allentown, PA

Where it started · Since 2010

Andre's hometown. The Boys & Girls Club of Allentown, the PA Golf Classic at Woodstone, and book + mentor drives across the Lehigh Valley — led on the ground by Dion Reed.

The PA side →

Nationwide

Read with Reed · 33 states

Reading rooms, books, and mentors in Boys & Girls Clubs coast to coast — 33 states and growing. Andre and Theresa run the national program out of San Diego.

The national side →

Read with Reed 83

In partnership with

Read with Reed 83 is the foundation's flagship literacy initiative — supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The program, rallies, and reading rooms are being built all across the country to promote literacy for underserved youth in 33 states and growing.