Roads to Reading Literacy Initiative

 
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    Funder Type

    Private Foundation

    IT Classification

    C - Funds little to no technology

    Authority

    Roads to Reading Literacy Initiative

    Summary

    The Roads to Reading Initiative (RTRI) provides grants of new children's books as educational resources to schools, child-care centers, and nonprofit organizations serving children in need from birth to age 16. The Mission of the Roads to Reading Initiative is to provide and share current, innovative and effective literacy resources, quality reading materials, and learning tools to assist Literacy Specialists serving struggling readers in underserved communities. The purpose of this book grant is to provide new books for remedial reading programming to organizations located in underserved areas within the United States.

    Donated books must be used for on-site literacy programs that target underserved communities and are administered by the applicant organization. RTRI provides books for circulation and story time in school and public libraries; for remedial reading programs in schools, after-school programs, and community centers; and for story time in home daycares and daycare centers.

    Giving preference will be for programming that provides reading remediation instruction that is conducted in a structured environment and has been in existence for a minimum of six (6) months and libraries in small communities.
     

    History of Funding

    To date the Roads to Reading Initiative has distributed over 970,867 books to children's literacy programming nationally.

    Additional Information

    The Roads to Reading Literacy Initiative is not a book bank and they do not make book donations to organizations that do not facilitate on-site programming. An example of this may be a summer camp, school or library that has a reading program with professionals or para-professionals working directly with children to improve reading and communication skills.

    They will no longer entertain request for books to be used as gifts, prizes, event handouts and in-home literacy programs. Also the books that they donate cannot be redistributed to other businesses including non-profits or individuals, the books must be used for the literacy program(s) that are administered by your organization requesting the donation. If your organization has multiple locations, each location must apply separately.

    Donations are not open to individuals, for-profit organizations and organizations outsides of the continental United States or to start up programs within organizations.

    Contacts

    Organization Staff

    Organization Staff
    20 Charlesgate West, Suite 515
    Boston, MA 02215
    (617) 515-7084
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible Organizations are:
    • Charter, Private and Public Schools (School Districts are not eligible to apply or register for books or programming, but schools within a school district are eligible to apply).
    • Day Care Centers, Home Day (with State Licenses)
    • Public and Private Schools
    • Community Libraries
    • Community Centers
    • After School programming and
    • non-profits with a 501(c)3.

    Deadline Details

    Applications are accepted from April 1st through June 1st. Donations are made from July 1st through October 30th.

    Award Details

    Award amounts vary.

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