Story Shares, a nonprofit organization devoted to inspiring reading practice and improving literacy skills, is making a big impact for youth literacy across the United States and abroad. Currently, more than 300 schools across 44 states and 26 countries are accessing the stories shared on the Story Shares website. Story Shares empowers and inspires many kinds of struggling readers including English language learners, students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and students from low-income communities who have fallen behind in literacy skills and reading comprehension.