Programs

  • Bolsitas Rojas Outreach Program

    BOLSITAS ROJAS/LITTLE RED BAGS OUTREACH FILLS A NEED FOR OUR MOST UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND PARENTS. THESE PARENT-CHILD EARLY LITERACY FAMILY NETWORKS BRING TOGETHER FAMILIES OF CHILDREN NOT ENROLLED IN PRESCHOOL. IN WEEKLY, HOUR-LONG "PRESCHOOL" SESSIONS THAT INCLUDE PARENTS, RAISING A READER STAFF MODEL STORYTIME, PROVIDE PRESCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND ENCOURAGE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, POSITIVE LITERACY BEHAVIORS, AND FAMILY DYNAMICS AND WELL-BEING AT HOME. THESE SESSIONS ALSO INCLUDE THE WEEKLY ROTATION OF OUR RED BOOK BAGS. THIS PROGRAM HAPPENS IN OUR NINE PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND ONE FIREHOUSE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $164K

  • Let's Read Book Program

    123 LET'S READ GIFTS ONE BOOK PER MONTH TO EACH PARTICIPATING PRESCHOOL TEACHER AND EVERY STUDENT IN THEIR CLASS. WITH EACH BOOK, RAR STAFF PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME ACTIVITIES TO STIMULATE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCE VOCABULARY, AND MOTIVATE AT-HOME READING. EACH CHILD RECEIVES SEVEN BOOKS A YEAR TO BUILD THE ALL-IMPORTANT HOME LIBRARY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $32.8K

  • Blue Bag Library Days

    BLUE BAG LIBRARY DAYS INTRODUCES OVER 800 CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF OUR BOOK PROGRAMS TO LOCAL LIBRARIES SO THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN ACCESS BOOKS AND OTHER RESOURCES. CHILDREN RECEIVE A RAISING A READER BLUE LIBRARY BAG TO KEEP AND CARRY THEIR LIBRARY BOOKS TO AND FROM HOME. THEY ALSO RECEIVE THEIR FIRST LIBRARY CARD AND INFORMATION ABOUT SUMMER READING PROGRAMS, THUS PROMOTING LIFELONG PUBLIC LIBRARY USE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $27.8K