Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Read to Grow, Inc.
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 53 School Ground Road, #3
\nCity: Branford
\nState: Connecticut
\nPostal Code: 06405
\nMain Phone: 203-488-6800
\nMain Fax: 203-488-7735
\nOrganization Website: www.readtogrow.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 06-1572185
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501 (c) 3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/2\/2017
\nRequested Amount: $5,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Books for Babies: Prenatal Project
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
In a new initiative, Read to Grow is partnering with community health centers in Connecticut to teach low-income pregnant women about the importance of regularly talking to and sharing books with their babies\u2014beginning at birth. This early childhood literacy service provides the women with up to seven new baby books and numerous hand-outs to help them establish regular habits that will help their children to develop strong language and reading skills.<\/p>\n
More and more research emerging from health, education, sociology, and economics points to the importance of providing families in need with early interventions which promote pre-literacy among the very young. Not only is literacy fundamental to individual success, it also contributes to healthy communities because children who are literate have higher graduation rates and lower rates of incarceration.<\/p>\n
Research confirms that: \u201cThe key is to start at birth. Immersing a child in a rich literacy environment can be a stronger predictor of literacy and academic achievement than family income. The more words a child hears, the larger the child\u2019s vocabulary, and the larger the child\u2019s vocabulary, the more likely the child will be a proficient reader.\u201d (Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy). <\/p>\n
Our Prenatal Project provides a menu of offerings from which each health center can choose to create literacy services for OB clients. Offerings include: new baby books (available in bilingual Spanish-English); bilingual hand-outs; two in-person workshops by Read to Grow staff; free bins for women to store baby books at home; free bookcases for health centers to store Prenatal Project materials; and literacy-education workshops for health center staff.<\/p>\n
Project costs will vary at each health center, because each location will determine how our services and materials will be given to OB clients. We estimate that annual costs at each health center will range from $3,000 to $6,000.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 30,000 – 60,000<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Potential: Seedlings Foundation, Better World Books<\/p>\n
Project Duration: Ongoing
\nGeographical Area Served: Connecticut
\nAge Group To Be Served: 18-40<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
\nContact First Name: Paula
\nContact Last Name: Grimm
\nContact Title: Development Associate
\nContact Phone: 203-488-6800
\nContact Email: pgrimm@readtogrow.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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