HUMANITIES WASHINGTON
Programs
Family Reading Programs
FAMILY READING: HW SUPPORTS THE STATEWIDE DELIVERY OF PRIME TIME FAMILY READING, PRIME TIME PRESCHOOL, AND PRIME TIME BOXES, PROMOTING FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CREATING FAMILY BONDS, AND CONNECTING COMMUNITIES TO THEIR LIBRARIES. IN 2024, HW SPONSORED 67 SIX-WEEK FAMILY READING PROGRAMS AT LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL CORNERS OF THE STATE, BENEFITING NEARLY 3,100 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED IMPROVED CONFIDENCE AROUND READING, WITH 91% INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY READ TOGETHER, 90% EXPERIENCING POSITIVE CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD READING, AND 98% MORE LIKELY TO USE LIBRARY SERVICES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$878.7KSpeakers Bureau
SPEAKERS BUREAU: DRAWING FROM A VETTED POOL OF LEADING CULTURAL EXPERTS AND SCHOLARS, HW'S SPEAKERS BUREAU PROVIDES CONVERSATIONAL LECTURES THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. TOPICS ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, WITH 39 SPEAKERS COVERING HISTORY, POLITICS, MUSIC, PHILOSOPHY, AND MORE. IN 2024, OVER 9,700 PEOPLE ATTENDED 335 PRESENTATIONS. PARTICIPANTS OVERWHELMINGLY INDICATED THAT EVENTS SPARKED MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND HELPED THEM CONSIDER NEW PERSPECTIVES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$364.6KHeritage Arts Apprenticeship Program
CULTURAL TRADITIONS: FOLKLIFE AND TRADITIONAL ARTS ARE EXPRESSIONS OF PEOPLES' HERITAGE AND ARE CRITICAL TO CULTURAL COMMUNITIES' HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. IN 2024, HW'S HERITAGE ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SERVED 16 MASTER/APPRENTICE GROUPS, PRESERVING IMPORTANT CULTURAL TRADITIONS AND PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND JOB SKILLS TO EMERGING PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION, WORK BEGAN ON AN ARCHIVAL PROJECT THAT WILL MERGE THREE SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF MATERIALS DOCUMENTING DECADES OF WASHINGTON STATE'S FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS, MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$360.7K
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