Currently serving schools in San Diego Unified and Lemon Grove. Only 28% of California's 4th graders are proficient in reading. (It's ok to take a vacation!).
AARP Foundation Experience Corps is an intergenerational volunteer-based tutoring program that is proven to help students who aren't reading at grade level increase their reading fluency. Hosted by the Children's Initiative, AARP Foundation Experience Corps inspires and empowers older adults (age 50+) to serve in their community where they help to disrupt the cycle of poverty by tutoring children
08/18/2022
The Festival of Books will be this Saturday at USD. Hope to see you there!
We’ll be at The San Diego Union-Tribune Festival of Books on August 20th! Swing by our booth! Learn more about ways to volunteer for literacy, the Book Humans of San Diego Photo Contest, and next year’s Financial Literacy Superheroes Competition! We have Grinch and other Dr. Seuss merchandise to give away!
06/22/2022
With the support of our amazing volunteer tutors and school partners, we successfully navigated our way back to in-person tutoring this year! The one-on-one tutoring model provided much needed individualized reading instruction and confidence-boosting for the students we served this year. Here are a few photos from this year's tutoring and end of year celebrations. We look forward to expanding the program at additional schools next year, so please reach out if you are interested in learning more about tutoring!
05/13/2021
As a partnering agency with SBCS, the Children's Initiative had the opportunity to create a library for the unattended migrant youth being sheltered at the Convention Center. It's been a great success! If anyone is interested in purchasing a book for a child, please see our Amazon book wish list (Harry Potter & Twilight in Spanish are in high demand): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/VR1TPTAEDMJT?ref_=wl_share
The Children's Initiative has created a Spanish language library inside the San Diego Convention Center to serve all the unaccompanied migrant children and youth currently being sheltered there. There is a book exchange system in place so that youth are able to read multiple books while staying there. Youth are also able to keep a book of their choice when they leave, since their journey to their sponsor relative is often a long one. For more information, please contact Kristin at [email protected] .
02/01/2021
In case you missed the recent 10 News special on literacy, here is the link. Highlighted are the San Diego Council on Literacy and our fellow affiliated literacy programs, which provide a glimpse into the amazing local literacy services for children, teens and adults.
Project Literacy ABC 10News Special Project Literacy ABC 10News Special
01/21/2021
Tune in tomorrow evening for this special on the state of literacy in San Diego.
The San Diego Council on literacy found 560,000 adults in the county read at an elementary school level, or not at all. 10News – ABC San Diego KGTV, Scripps Howard Foundation, and many local organizations are committed to changing that.
Tune in at 7:30 PST tomorrow night, for Project Literacy on 10 News. The special focuses on local efforts towards literacy for all. Hear interviews from programs affiliated with the San Diego Council on Literacy including Words Alive and San Diego County Library.
04/22/2020
Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week! We are so grateful for our amazing volunteers, dedicated tutors who are committed to helping San Diego students succeed and reach grade level reading. Even though our year was sadly cut short, it was incredible to observe the development of mentoring connections and watch as students improved both their self-confidence and their reading abilities. It was a successful year despite its brevity and we are very much looking forward to when we can safely return to expanded learning programs and continue serving students in need of reading support!
04/01/2020
Thank you, San Diego Council on Literacy for highlighting Experience Corps as your April affiliated program of the month! We really miss our tutoring sessions at schools and this is a lovely reminder of the great work accomplished this year by our devoted volunteer tutors and incredible students!
Here's a wonderful grassroots organization that just popped up to deliver free food to seniors so they can stay home during the COVID-19 outbreak. Going to grocery stores can be very stressful right now as it increases risk of exposure. If you or anyone you know could benefit from this service, please reach out to them!
STAY HOME SD HELP LINE: 619-800-3252
https://www.stayhomesd.com/
03/19/2020
AARP is hosting weekly Tele-Town Halls with up to date information on the Coronavirus. Check them out every Thursday at 10 am PST. We may have missed the live stream but you can still watch the March 19th Tele-Town Hall with the link below.
Live AARP Coronavirus Tele-Town Hall Join us on Thursday at 1pm (ET) for our weekly expert Q&A event where you'll get the latest information on COVID-19.
03/02/2020
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! We hope you celebrate by helping a child in your life learn to love reading! You can read a book aloud to them, take them to the library to explore books, let them practice reading to you, or provide them with a book for their home library.
Only 55% of 3rd graders in San Diego County met the achievement standards last school year. Children who do not read proficiently grow into adults who are unable to read well...Over 500,000 adults in San Diego County do not have the basic reading skills to perform everyday tasks. It is never too late to help a child (or adult) learn to read!
Here are some Dr. Seuss life lessons for your inspiration...
It's Dr. Seuss' birthday! 13 life lessons from Dr. Seuss March 2 is National Read Across America Day — also known as Dr. Seuss' birthday.
02/10/2020
Check out this great East County event focused on healthy living!
Spring Into Healthy Living A free senior health and technology fair, Spring into Healthy Living, will be held on Wednesday, March 4 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the McGrath Family YMCA.