Ken Livingston

Mr. Ken Livingston is the current Director for Get Delaware Reading with United Way of Delaware (UWDE). His primary focus is addressing the issue in Wilmington where many children from the Eight Promise Communities are identified as not reading proficiently when exiting the third grade. Ken’s current goals and aspirations are: 1) Build positive relationships with community, government, and school district leaders as well as early learning centers and community-based organizations to ensure the GDR and CGRL outcomes are informed by the community perspective, especially in the Eight Promise Communities, 2) Work with UWDE’s leadership team to develop and implement a marketing plan for GDR and CGLR, which includes website design and effective use of social media outlets to educate and engage the community. 3) Work to increase and grow in personal development. Since becoming the new director of Get Delaware Reading, Ken is most proud of leading UWDE’s “My Very Own Library” initiative in partnership with Scholastic and the University of Chicago. “My Very Own Library” provides students attending 17 Delaware schools with free books to create their own home libraries. This school year, “My Very Library” will provide over 70,000 brand new books to students from 7 school districts throughout 3 counties. He received his BS degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Delaware State University and his MS Degree in Human Services from Springfield College. In addition to working at United Way of Delaware, he is also employed at the Central Branch YMCA in the Membership Services Department. His passions include providing impactful programming to support parents and children. Ken enjoys going to Cardio Kick Boxing and spending time with his daughter. Ken is married to Janelle Livingston, and they have 2 daughters.