Community Literacy Grant
In-kind support of volunteer time and books to New Hampshire and Vermont community organizations, school -based programs, OST programs, and social service providers to instill a love of reading in school-aged children. The purpose of this program is to engage students up to age 12 in interactive reading presentations, coach parents and caregivers about storytelling strategies, and reinforce the importance of reading to children.
CLiF provides inspiring literacy activities, support, and new, high-quality books to children in under-resourced communities who are at risk of growing up with low literacy skills. At each Community Literacy grant-sponsored event, a CLiF presenter talks with children about the joys of reading and gives a fun and interactive storytelling presentation. After the presentation, each child chooses two brand-new books to keep.
CLiF provides an onsite library to each organization so children have even more access to high-quality books. They also offer a parent/caregiver seminar sharing the importance of reading with children and modeling storytelling strategies to support caregivers who may not have strong literacy skills or may not be fluent English speakers.
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