About Us
A foundation built on books, voices, and a New Orleans heart.
WhoDat Cares Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to improving reading literacy for school-age children ages 5 to 12 — sparking a lifelong love for reading, building purpose, identity, and strong communication skills in every young person we serve.
"Too many of our youth are slipping through the cracks due to a lack of access to age-appropriate books, culturally relevant reading material, and positive literary role models."
As the founder of WHO DAT Cares Foundation, I launched this initiative to directly address the systemic issue of low literacy rates among children in underserved communities.
Our goal was to not only put books in their hands but to put power in their hands — the power to read, to imagine, and to write their own future.
We saw an opportunity to disrupt the cycle by creating engaging, author-led reading sessions and mentorship programs that ignite a love for reading early. We took it a step further by teaching kids how to become published authors themselves — giving them agency, voice, and the confidence to tell their own stories.
— Founder, WHO DAT Cares Foundation
Our Initiative
The Read With Me Book Club
To further our mission, we established the Read With Me Book Club — a literacy program designed to provide reading books and engaging literacy experiences that help students grow as readers and thinkers.
To date, the Read With Me Book Club has distributed over 1,000 reading books through community outreach events and partnerships in the New Orleans community.
Community-First
Built with and for New Orleans families.
Culturally Relevant
Books that reflect who our kids are.
Author-Led
Real authors in real classrooms.
Voice-Building
Kids tell their own stories.
Two Core Programs
What we offer young readers and writers.
Program 01
Reading Literacy Program
Teaches students foundational reading skills, comprehension, and vocabulary development through interactive sessions led by published children's authors.
Program 02
Young Authors Program
Guides youth step-by-step on how to structure, write, and illustrate books — empowering them to become published authors with their own books in our library.
Our Library
Inside the WHO DAT BarberShop
Our established library lives inside the WHO DAT BarberShop — a safe space where children can come at their leisure to pick up free books and connect with mentors. We're committed to ensuring every child has access to quality books and the chance to develop their imagination and talent.
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