Grants for summer literacy programs

Funded the purchase of books through Billings Public Schools free lunch program in the parks during the summer. The program also organizes volunteers who read the books to children from the district. Purchased materials to support students working toward their GED. Funded the purchase of books for their Outreach Reading giveaway program for low income preschool households. Funded the Grab a Bag of Books program to give away one free new book and five gently used books to every child who visits the store, most of whom are low income and speak English as a second language.

Funded the purchase of books to give away to low-resource elementary school students as rewards for reading. Provided funding to support software for teachers to use with students that awards badges and other incentives as well as a method of choosing which books students would like. Purchased 3, books for their Baby Bundles and Book Bash giveaway programs with bundles given to every newborn in the Brazos Valley. Funded the purchase of books to be distributed to children and pregnant mothers in the WIC program.

Funded the purchase of giveaway books for preschool children at the Faubion School Early Learning Center. Worth metroplex. Funds for program materials for their Online Classroom, which is designed to support students that are a part of their High School Equivalency Prep and Basic Adult Literacy programs who are also attending classes or tutoring sessions.

Funds to give each child a new, developmentally-appropriate book to keep during well child visits. Funds to provide low-income new and expectant parents with new baby books and literacy tips, as well as a baby care item and small gift. Historic Fair Hill opens school libraries, donates books for at-home libraries, sends volunteer reading tutors to K-2 classrooms, hires bilingual parents as classroom aides, supports summer literacy programs, and supports parent engagement in school.

Funds to support their virtual Book Buddies program, where tutors and students connect via Zoom or FaceTime. Funded the purchase of graphic novels for their Power Read program, where volunteer reading mentors are matched one-to-one with a student for about an hour each week. Helped fund the purchase of 5 age-appropriate books to be given out through WIC, twice a year, to nearly 10, children.

Funds to purchase bilingual giveaway books for the Read Aloud program which services preschool and elementary classrooms in underserved areas of San Diego. Funding to help provide every third grader attending a Lilburn public elementary school with an age appropriate dictionary. Their Reading Rocks program is designed to help low income students continue reading over the summer when reading levels are known to drop.

Funded the purchase of books and science resource kits for children ages to be delivered by their Early Learning Center. Funds to support the Toddler Storytime Program at their pediatric inpatient facility for kids with special healthcare needs. Funds for their personalized, recorded reading program that allows children of incarcerated parents to see and hear their mothers and fathers reading a book to them on DVD.

Helped fund the creation of a reading library and buy books for a book club for high school readers. Funded the provision of one new book per month to children of first-time mothers who qualify for WIC. Funded the purchase of books, including some multilingual, to give to students at Clifford O. Funded the creation of 50 literacy backpacks that can be checked out to students at Stephens Elementary. Funded the purchase of giveaway books, and books for volunteers to use as they run hour-long programs at area preschools.

Funded the purchase of the Heggerty Primary Phonemic Awareness Curriculum for each first and second grade teacher. Funds for classroom and curriculum materials for the Ticket to Read adult basic education program. Funded the purchase of high interest books for English as a second language students in 9th and 10th grade at Dundee-Crown High School. Funded the purchase of at least two age-appropriate books to give to each child read to by their senior volunteers.

Funded the purchase of curriculum materials, books, and printed materials for their Literacy Initiative program. Funded the purchase of the Really Great Reading Countdown program to teach kindergarten students the foundational skills of phonics at East Marshall Elementary. Funded the purchase of books to give away to community members for their One Book, One Bellefonte program. Partially funded their Baby Bundles program which delivers a bundle of books and supplies to every newborn in the Brazos Valley.

Funded the purchase of novels, including lower reading levels, to encourage pleasure reading among reluctant readers. Funds to purchase Readers Theater books and materials for use by teachers in grades to encourage reading. Funded the purchase of materials for their Phonics for Reading program at Annabel C. Perry Elementary. Provided funds toward purchasing the texts and curriculum for first graders in the Journeys K-5 Language Arts Program.

Funded the purchase of books to give to children, alongside author fees and costume rentals for literary characters at Bloomington Bookfest. Provided funds to purchase books, book bags, and a cart for the Books to Go program at Franklin Elementary School. Funded the purchase of bookshelves to house free books provided by the organization for 54 refugee families in central Kentucky.

Funded the purchase of supplies, books, and software for the Reading for the Great Escape Program in seven juvenile justice centers. Funded the purchase of giveaway books for school children in a daily lottery associated with the school announcements at Northeast Elementary.

Funded the purchase of leveled readers for special education in an elementary school that serves students with autism, Down syndrome and other physical, emotional, or multiple disabilities. Funded the purchase of books and supplies for the classrooms in their Readers for the Future program. Click here to download the Family Literacy grant recipients. These grants support the creation or expansion of summer reading programs.

Local nonprofit organizations, schools and libraries are eligible to apply if their programs meet the following criteria:. Click here to apply for a Summer Reading grant. Click here to download the Summer Reading grant recipients. Schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations who help students that are below grade level or having trouble reading are eligible to apply.

Grant funding is provided to assist in the following areas:. Click here to download the Youth Literacy grant recipients. The program needs to be aimed for students in pre-K up to seniors in high school. Additionally, the program should have specific measures in place that will help kids who are behind on their reading skills or who have learning disabilities. In order to qualify for a grant, you must have a Dollar General store in your state.

Dollar Generals are in 35 states. There are also several other literacy grants available through this program. Miriam C has been writing since She earned her bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University.