READING LEGACIES
816 C AVENUE, CORONADO, CA 92118 www.readinglegacies.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO EMPOWER CHILDREN AS VALUED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL SHARED-READING EXPERIENCES.

TO FACILITATE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS FOR CHILDREN THROUGH FAMILY AND FRIENDS READING ALOUD WITH THEM.

FAMILY CONNECTIONS - FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FACILITATING FAMILY BONDS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FAMILY SITUATIONS WHERE A PARENT IS SEPARATED FROM THEM DUE TO BEING INCARCERATED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE VOLUNTEER- DRIVEN PROGRAM PROVIDES AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP FORUM FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING ALOUD WITH THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME. STORY BOOKS ARE PROVIDED AND READ ALOUD BY THESE PARENTS ON DVD SO THEY CAN SEND THEM HOME TO THEIR CHILDREN, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY CARE, AND THAT THEY VALUE READING AS AN IMPORTANT FAMILY ACTIVITY. THESE PARENTS ARE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEIR CHILDREN IN A BENEFICIAL MANNER.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - IMPACT HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED YOUTH THROUGH SEMESTER-LONG COMMITMENT OF READING ALOUD WEEKLY TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. ADULT VOLUNTEERS PARTNER WITH THE YOUTH PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, GUIDANCE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER, THE YOUTH HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THEIR PARENTS AND THE PARENTS OF THE YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL EVENT TO CONGRATULATE THE YOUTH FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

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