Our First Grants

We are thrilled to announce our first partnerships with local organizations! In April, we awarded grants to Kent Youth and Family Services and Seattle’s Neighborhood House. We are excited to work with these deserving groups to get new books into the hands of King County children.

Kent Youth and Family Services’ Read To Succeed Initiative operates the After-School Academy for Millennium Elementary kindergarten students. These students participate in a class at the Birch Creek Youth Center, in which educators work to build literacy skills and support independent reading. This program operates in an immigrant community and strives to build connections between families and school.

Neighborhood House’s Child Development Programs serve four public housing communities in Seattle: High Point in West Seattle, Rainier Vista and New Holly in South Seattle, and Yesler Terrace in Central Seattle. The preschool programs offer extensive exposure to books and materials that are rich and reflective of the students’ cultural groups. Early literacy is incorporated into story times, projects, and dramatic play.

Congratulations to Kent Youth and Family Services and Neighborhood House! And thank you to our contributors and volunteers for making these first grants possible.