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The Words Alive Early Literacy Intervention program is a read-aloud program conducted at six at state-funded preschools and child development centers that serve pre-kindergarten-age children from mostly low-income households. read more.
The Words Alive Adolescent Book Group program serves at-risk adolescents, most of whom have been referred to specialized community schools by the Juvenile Court system and have experienced extraordinary circumstances such as violence, pregnancy and homelessness. read more.
The Community Reading Initiative encompasses Words Alive programs and initiatives that reach out to the general community and encourage a love of reading among all age groups and populations. Programs include the Libraries Project and Read to Me workshops. Read more. read more.
Words Alive is pleased to announced the 2009 Words Alive Westreich Scholarship recipients. Each will receive a minimum of $250 and a maximum of $5,000 over the course of the 2009-2010 academic year. read more.
The Words Alive Westreich Scholarship Program awards up to six scholarships a year to past ABG program participants to support them in their pursuit of higher education. read more.
In a 2004 study Reading at Risk, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) noted an alarming downwards trend in book consumption by Americans and concluded read more.
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* The Words Alive Annual Authors' Luncheon date and location has changed. The event will now be held Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla, located at 3777 La Jolla Village Drive .*
When you choose to make a gift to Words Alive, you choose to make a lasting difference in our community. read more.
All gifts to Words Alive will be matched by the William Gumpert Foundation dollar for dollar up to $20,000 until August 31, 2009. Please consider making a matching gift today!
Update: The Leichtag Family Foundation has generously made a matching gift of $12,425 as part of our matching gift campaign! Words Alive will announced the total funds raised as a result of this campaign the first week of September.
Our dedicated volunteers are critical to the success of Words Alive and our ability to deliver our essential literacy programs and services. If you have time to give, we have volunteer opportunities for you. read more.
Save the date for the Words Alive Annual Authors' Luncheon, taking place Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla. Invitations will be mailed in early August and more information about this very special event will be posted soon.
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