Words Alive In the News
September 2024
PGA TOUR community impact report
September 2024 - Leaders in Literacy, Service and Sports Earn PGA TOUR Awards (p. 9)
June 2024
San diego Union-tribune
June 25, 2024 - Jimbo’s celebrates 40th anniversary this July
May 2024
San diego sun
NBC7 San Diego
April 2024
La Mesa courier
April 19, 2024 - Non-profit and PGA Charity of the Year ‘Words Alive’ inspires lifelong readers throughout San Diego
January 2024
Fox5 san diego
January 27, 2024 - PGA Names Local Non-Profit ‘Charity of the Year’
NBC7 san diego
January 26, 2024 - San Diego nonprofit ‘Words Alive’ named 2022-23 PGA Tour Charity of the Year
abc10 san diego
January 24, 2024 - Resources for If You Give A Child A Book campaign
December 2023
PGA TOUR
December 8, 2023 - Words Alive named 2022-23 PGA TOUR Charity of the Year
November 2023
abc10 san diego
November 29, 2023 - Local nonprofit “Words Alive” makes reading fun for kids
ENCINITAS ADVOCATE
November 13, 2023 - Season’s Readings event at Encinitas’ Barnes and Noble to feature panel of children’s authors
June 2023
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
May 2023
TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
February 2023
GAPMINDERS PODCAST
February 27, 2023 - Interview with Rachael Orose, Words Alive Executive Director
January 2023
abc10 san diego
January 20, 2023 - Project Literacy - ABC 10News Special 2023
December 2022
abc10 san diego
December 12, 2022 - San Diego non-profit improving literacy through art
November 2022
DEL MAR TIMES
November 13, 2022 - Volunteers collect more than 1,000 books to be distributed to local children.
June 2022
San Diego Foundation
June 23, 2022 - San Diego Foundation, Dr. Seuss Foundation Award $1.25M to Local Nonprofits to Increase Access to Quality, Affordable Early Education & Care
May 2022
the san diego union tribune
times of San diego
May 6, 2022 - Digital Gym Cinema Returns As UC San Diego Park & Market Celebrates East Village Opening
March 2022
times of San diego
March 15, 2022 - Words Alive Receives the Largest Donation in History of Organization
San diego magazine
March 7, 2022 - Stella Secures $71 Million in Funding for Women-Led Startups
San diego family magazine
March 1, 2022 - Raising Avid Readers
January 2022
abc10 san diego
January 18, 2022 - Project Literacy 10News Special 2022
abc10 san diego
January 1, 2022 - Reading and writing are critical life skills for success
November 2021
abc10 san diego
November 16, 2021 - Non-profit teaching San Diego children the power of reading
October 2021
san diego BUSINESS JOURNAL: GIVING GUIDE
October 22, 2021 - The List: Top San Diego Nonprofits (Words Alive listed as #94)
san diego UNION-TRIBUNE
October 7, 2021 - How art and books helped San Diego kids survive a weird year
September 2021
press release
September 28, 2021 - "Concentric Community" Exhibit Opens Through October 16: Collaborative Art Project of Words Alive, ArtReach, & San Diego Public Library
YAHOO NEWS
September 23, 2021 - Literacy Work Propels Santa Monica Press and Publisher Jeffrey Goldman Into Young Adult Literature
nbc7 san diego
September 4, 2021 - San Diego County Opens First ‘Little Library' in Chula Vista
August 2021
UMPQUA BANK NEWSROOM
August 30, 2021 - Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round Community Grants to 72 Nonprofits
san diego UNION-TRIBUNE
August 13, 2021 - 2021 Community Almanac Feature: Shining light of literacy
June 2021
san diego council on literacy
June 11, 2021 - Voice of Literacy Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2021
May 2021
cloudcast
shoutout socal
May 4, 2021 – Meet Rachael Orose | Mom & Nonprofit Executive
April 2021
the san diego foundation
April 28, 2021 – April 2021 Letter from OCF Board Chair Vince Alessi
united way of san diego county
April 26, 2021 – For the Love of Reading
california.com
April 13, 2021 – Virtual Volunteer Opportunities in California
March 2021
KQED
March 29, 2021 – 18 Books to Help Grieving Children and Teens Heal
san diego magazine
March 1, 2021 – Feeding San Diego Launches Gift a Meal Program
times of san diego
patch
March 1, 2021 – Cal Coast Credit Union, SD Gulls Foundation Launch Book Drive
February 2021
fox40
February 27, 2021 – Cal Coast Credit Union and the San Diego Gulls Foundation Join Forces for the San Diego Gulls Book and Learning Supply Drive
benzinga
February 27, 2021 - Cal Coast Credit Union and the San Diego Gulls Foundation Join Forces for the San Diego Gulls Book and Learning Supply Drive
the san diego gulls news release
February 26, 2021 - San Diego Gulls and California Coast Credit Union to Host Book and Learning Supply Drive Benefitting Words Alive
the san diego union-tribune
February 6, 2021 - Column: In the darkness of the pandemic, Words Alive keeps the literacy light burning - The San Diego Union-Tribune
January 2021
abc10 san diego
Jan 22, 2021 - Project Literacy ABC10 Special
times of san diego
Press Release — for immediate release
Jan 21, 2021 - Anonymous Donor Contributes $150,000 to Words Alive
December 2020
the san diego union-tribune
December 24, 2020 - Column: In 2020, San Diego's artistic spirit made a bad year better
ABC10 news san diego
December 4, 2020 - San Diego nonprofit changing lives through books
November 2020
times of san diego
November 28, 2020 - Opinion: COVID-19 Is Worsening Educational Inequality, But Nonprofits Can Help
October 2020
L3Harris Foundation Social Impact Grant Press Release
October 15, 2020 - Words Alive was selected as one of only 39 organizations nationally to receive a social impact grant from the L3Harris Foundation as part of the company’s commitment to COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts. Learn more here.
times of San Diego
October 13, 2020 - New Pivot for The New Children’s Museum in San Diego
10News San Diego
October 8, 2020 - Summer reading program adapts to Coronavirus Pandemic
September 2020
publishers weekly
September 25, 2020 - Literacy Nonprofit Words Alive Stays Active During Covid-19
San Diego For Every Child
September 24, 2020 - Beyond the Hotspot: Supporting Equitable Distance Learning in San Diego County
SD Voyager
September 21, 2020 - Meet Rachael Orose of Words Alive in Central San Diego
August 2020
SAN DIEGO BUSINESS & NONPROFIT CRISIS SUPPORT NETWORK
July 2020
del mar times
June 2020
san diego union-tribune
Podcast: whiteness in america
June 30, 2020 - Episode 11: End of Year 2
May 2020
san diego social venture partners
May 14, 2020 - Former Investee Turns Crisis into Opportunity
February 2020
ranch santa fe review
February 6, 2020 - Youth Golf Alliance holds children’s book drive golf clinic
December 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune
December 27, 2019 - Good News, Bad News in the Reading Skills Reports
August 2019
Del Mar Times
August 29, 2019 - AYLUS San Diego Branch donates 4,019 books to Words Alive
October 2018
Patch
October 10, 2018 - Words Alive’s Author’s Luncheon To Feature Author Mary Kubica
del mar times
October 30, 2018 - Bestselling author Mary Kubica shares long road to success at Words Alive Author’s Luncheon and Fundraiser
May 2018
CBS8
kusi
May 17, 2018 - ‘Words Alive’ program promotes literacy and love of reading
times of san diego
del mar times
May 8, 2018 - Spotlight on literacy during Words Alive’s 7th Annual Share Your Love of Reading event
Patch
April 2019
WS RADIO
September 2017
San Diego Union-Tribune
September 6, 2017 - National City teen reads, writes her own ending
voice of san diego
May 2017
live well san diego
April 2017
times of san diego
April 20, 2017 - Local Amazon Store Encouraging Donations for World Book Day
March 2017
San Diego Union-Tribune
March 28, 2017 - Del Mar couple quietly lift lives of at-risk youths
January 2017
san diego magazine
January 27, 2017 - 24 Reasons to Love San Diego Right Now
January 2016
the san diego foundation
January 29, 2016 - Curbing Recidivism is a Collective Effort