Announcing the Kevin
Starr California Literacy Fund
California State Library Foundation: 1.20.2017 by admin
California
Library Literacy Services
(CLLS) is a state-funded program that was first implemented in 1984 and is
administered by the California State Library. Many of our CLLS programs want to
either add a Family Literacy Service program to their existing services, or
expand an existing program. Your donation to the Kevin Starr
California Literacy Fund will make this expansion possible
and give the gift of literacy to Californians most in need.
More
about the Programs:
English-speaking
adults who struggle with basic reading and writing skills are the primary
target of CLLS. Adult Learners are provided one-on-one or small group
instruction by trained volunteer tutors based on each individual’s pace and
goals. Services are provided confidentially in the non-threatening
library environment – crucial qualities in supporting adults who may lack the
time or skills to attend traditional classroom-based programs.
Approximately
one third of CLLS programs currently provide Family Literacy Services. These
services offer CLLS adult learners with children under age 5 additional
instruction in reading, selecting age appropriate children’s books, and
using activities to promote the enjoyment of reading.
These
more focused efforts ensure that children of low literate adults are better
prepared to start school, reducing the risk of having their own struggles with
literacy. With the Family Literacy Services program, children of adult learners
also receive books to build home libraries, because having books in the home is
an important precursor to academic achievement.
You can donate to the Kevin Starr
California Literacy Fund here using the Foundation’s secure payment
vendor. See “Kevin Starr Literacy Fund” under “Donations.” Or, you can
send your donation to:
California
State Library Foundation
1225
Eighth Street, Suite 345
Sacramento,
CA 95814
Or,
call us at 916-447-6331 and we can take your donation over the phone, M-F 9:30
– 4:30.
Please
note the names of all contributors will be given to the family and mentioned in
a future issue of the Foundation Bulletin. If you would like to
remain anonymous, please give us a call or send an email
to admin@csfldn.org.
The California State Library
Foundation is a nonprofit corporation under the Internal Revenue Service Code
501(c)(3).
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