[Reading-For-Healthy-Families] $3, 000 grant for outreach: deadline 12/1/2009

[Katie Anderson]

Still trying to figure out how to implement your "cookies", here is a great grant opportunity!  

While this is a grant for libraries, it is specifically for outreach to  underserved special populations such as English language learners, teen parents, etc.  And, the Healthy Start family support workers are the people who most likely have the best connections with underserved populations.  This is a great opportunity to partner to implement those great ideas for early literacy programs and activities you talked about at your RFHF training. 

Good luck!
Katie

Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528

ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/profawards/candlewicklighttheway/index.cfm
This year ALSC is pleased to once again be offering the ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" Grant.  This grant was formed in honor of Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree author Kate DiCamillo, and the themes represented in her books.  The award consists of a $3,000 grant to assist a library in conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations through a new program or an expansion of work already being done.
The ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee will select the winner of this award based on an application process.  Special population children may include those who have learning or physical differences, those who are speaking English as a second language, those who are in a non-traditional school environment, those who are in non-traditional family settings (such as teen parents, foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and children in gay and lesbian families), and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs.  The winner of this award will be announced at ALA's Midwinter Meeting in Boston.  
Light the Way Grant applications are now available.  The application is a form .pdf that can be completed, saved, and submitted electronically with supporting documents.  All applications are due to the LSSPCC committee chair Barbara Klipper by December 1, 2009, as stated in the application.  Please contact Barbara at bklipper at fergusonlibrary.org with any questions.
Click here to read about the 2008 grant winner
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