The Oakland Literacy Coalition’s Community Literacy Action Grants support literacy projects and book giveaways hosted by community and faith-based organizations.
Donor Name: Oakland Literacy Coalition (OLC)
State: California
City: Oakland
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/06/2022
Size of the Grant: $500
Details:
They also partner with schools to provide new, academically and culturally relevant books for students to keep as part of their home libraries.
The following are just a few examples of possible projects and they welcome your fun and creative ideas!
- Book clubs where students are given a book to read at home with their families and then come together during program hours for discussion.
- Interactive read-alouds connected to a theme in your program followed by an activity that builds on the book, Each student receives a copy of the book to keep.
- Family literacy celebrations where parents and caregivers and children engage in hands-on literacy activities.
Funding Information
- Grantees will be able to come pick out books from their office for your students and we will award up to $500 in action grants for accompanying activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Oakland-based community organizations and faith-based organizations that work with preschool through middle school age children are encouraged to apply. They also welcome applications from informal neighborhood and/or cultural groups and childcare providers. Schools and school-based programs are not eligible to apply for action grants. However, they will have separate opportunities to provide you with books for your students.
- Your organization does NOT need to have a literacy or education component in order to apply, they believe that literacy happens everywhere and they LOVE working with all kinds of organizations to reach kids where they are and inspire a love of reading.
- Organizations may apply on behalf of one or more sites/locations but are required to submit separate applications for each.
For more information, visit Community Literacy Action Grants Program.
