Programs

  • Book Up Summer Reading Program

    BOOK UP SUMMER: EVERY SUMMER, WHILE STUDENTS FROM AFFLUENT FAMILIES MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR READING SKILLS, STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOSE GROUND. THE EFFECTS OF SUMMER LEARNING LOSS ARE CUMULATIVE, AND ITS COMPOUNDING IMPACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH OF THE READING ACHIEVEMENT GAP. BOOK UP SUMMER ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 19,200 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE FROM HIGH-POVERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND GIVING THEM 12 BOOKS EACH TO READ DURING SUMMER VACATION. GIVING CHILDREN THEIR CHOICE OF BOOKS FURNISHES THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND INCENTIVE NECESSARY TO READ DURING THE SUMMER, AVOID THE SUMMER LEARNING LOSS PHENOMENON, AND ULTIMATELY HELPING TO NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $924.1K

  • Story Leaders Literacy Initiative

    STORY LEADERS: OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, LOW-INCOME CHILDREN HEAR 8 MILLION FEWER WORDS THAN CHILDREN FROM AFFLUENT FAMILIES. STORY LEADERS AIMS TO CLOSE THIS WORD GAP BY FACILITATING LITERACY TRAINING AND ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN COULD GAIN THE MOST FROM THE PROGRAM. PAGE AHEAD PARTNERS WITH ECEAP AND HEAD START CLASSROOMS TO PROVIDE EARLY LITERACY TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN, AND HOME READING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. DURING THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR, 1,073 STUDENTS RECEIVED MORE THAN 8,800 NEW BOOKS.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $83.7K

  • Books for Kids Access Program

    BOOKS FOR KIDS: PROVIDING ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED IS A PROVEN WAY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY SPEND READING. PAGE AHEAD'S ORIGINAL FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, BOOKS FOR KIDS, REACHED 1,263 CHILDREN IN NEED WITH 2,781 NEW, HIGH-QUALITY, AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS IN 2021-22. TO EFFICIENTLY REACH THE CHILDREN MOST IN NEED, PAGE AHEAD COLLABORATES WITH PRESCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. PAGE AHEAD PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF BOOKS THROUGH FUN, MOTIVATIONAL READING EVENTS. EMPOWERING CHILDREN TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES ENSURES THAT EACH CHILD HAS READING MATERIAL SUITED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL INTEREST.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $63.6K