Richland Two Education Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit charitable organization and seeks to raise funds to promote the following programs: • Helping Families in Need - crisis based financial help for families of students, faculty or staff of Richland 2 who need a stable living environment. • R2 Ready to Read - a program organized to give books to each elementary student in the District at the end of the school year to encourage summer reading. • Teacher of the Year - offer grants to individual teachers and teams of teachers for classroom and out of classroom experiences as well as host a banquet in the spring of the year that recognizes, celebrates and rewards outstanding teachers in the District.