The Start2Finish Running & Reading Club after-school program addresses the need for enhanced literacy and physical activity among children experiencing poverty/ deprivation in the communities it services. S2F currently has Running & Reading Club programs successfully operating in 5 Guelph elementary schools. The Running & Reading Club Program takes place directly within local schools, and runs for two hours one day per week from October to June. The program culminates in the Start2Finish 5K Running & Reading Challenge and an awards ceremony recognizing each child’s achievement at the end of the school year.