Welcome to The Words Alive Reader, a regular newsletter keeping you up-to-date with the latest in how we've been connecting children, teens, and families to the power of reading. What have we been up to and how can you help? Read on to find out!
Looking Forward to a Summer of Learning & Joy
A smilingn child sitting at a desk.
The school year may be over, but we’re not stopping for the summer! We’re looking forward to celebrating a Summer of Learning and Joy with Barrio Logan College Institute, The Karen Organization, Diamond Education Excellence Partnership, and the Boys & Girls Club of Vista as they implement our Read Aloud, Adolescent Book Group, and Family Literacy programming over the summer.
You can support our summer programming by purchasing supplies that will go directly to families on our Amazon Wishlist!
Art & Lit: Concentric Community
After more than a year of social distancing, we need each other more than ever. That’s why this year’s Art & Lit project intentionally brings the community together through a collaborative project that connects us all to the power of reading, writing, art — and one another.
You have less than a month to make sure that your unique art is a part of our exhibit this year. Anyone can participate! Create your own Identity Circle, developed in partnership with ArtReach San Diego, and learn more about your community while you’re at it. Find the instructions for the project here.
A colorful collection of completed Identity Circles.
16,500 Books Gifted to Students in San Diego
Volunteers wearing masks help box and sort hundreds of books.
Thanks to the San Diego Council on Literacy and a huge collaboration between The Arc of San Diego, San Diego County Library, San Diego Registrar of Voters, The Molina Foundation, an incredible team of volunteers, and Words Alive, we were able to sort, box, and distribute 16,500 books to 12 different community organizations last month! That's 16,500 brand-new, incredible books going into the hands of students across San Diego. What a wonderful time to be a reader!
Learn more about the book giveaway in the San Diego Council on Literacy's Voice of Literacy newsletter here.
We're Hiring!
A graphic that says “Words Alive is Hiring a Business Operations Coordinator!”
Words Alive is hiring! We're looking for a part-time team member, based in San Diego, to coordinate our accounting/bookkeeping, payroll and benefits, human resources, and office management so that we can best support a phenomenal staff working to connect everyone to the power of reading.
Are you (or someone you know) passionate about reading and looking for a part-time gig? Learn more here.
Support Words Alive While Reading the News
For the rest of the year, supporting Words Alive will be as easy as, well, reading the news. For $8 a month, you can get an all-access digital subscription to the San Diego Union-Tribune, including a digital replica of the newspaper, completely ad-free!
The best part? For every subscription sold, Words Alive will receive $25 in support of our programs. A portion of the subscription cost will also support literacy efforts in our region coordinated by the San Diego Council on Literacy!
A graphic that says “Shop to Support"!” above the San Diego Union-Tribune logo.
This newsletter, in addition to our blog and social media content, is written by us, a cohort of volunteers! Do you love writing and have an interest in helping Words Alive create this type of content? We'd love your help! Email to learn more.
- Zoe, Eli, and Titiksha, Words Alive Storytelling Team