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The Wish You Well Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations that promote family literacy in the United States. The focus of the Foundation’s grantmaking is on the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs. Grants generally range from $2,000 to $10,000. Requests may be submitted at any time and are reviewed four times per year.Read more…
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Currently, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, which supports literacy programs in communities served by Dollar General in 40 states, is accepting grant requests through their Youth Literacy Grants program. These grants could provide funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. Grant funding of up to $4,000 is provided.Read more…
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The Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation aims to help underprivileged youth reach their full potential by awarding grants of $25,000 to untested youth programs run by 501(c)(3) organizations that lead to breakthrough results in supporting underprivileged youth. Pre-applications are due April 30, 2014 and will become available in February. In the past, funded programs have ranged from credit union savings projects, intensive tutoring, afterschool daycare and art classes, health workshops, and…Read more…
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Target is currently accepting applications for their Early Childhood Reading Grants and will provide $2,000 for programs that foster a love of reading and encourage young children, preschool through third grade, to read together with their families. Reading grants support programs such as library storytimes and family reading nights. Programs must take place between September 2014 and August 2015. The deadline is April 30, 2014.Read more…
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Students form habits — including good school attendance — at an early age. So it was disconcerting for the central Connecticut town of Vernon to discover that 16 percent of its kindergartners were chronically absent. “We knew attendance had an incredible effect on learning,” says Dr. Mary Conway, superintendent of the Vernon Public Schools, which began monitoring this through its Campaign for Grade-Level Reading involvement. Also troubling were data showing that many chronically absent students…Read more…
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