Improving Lives Through the Power Of Literacy

 

We proudly partnered with KPRC 2 for a second year to bring viewers a one-hour broadcast special of A Celebration of Reading 2021.

 

1 in 3 Harris County adults is functionally illiterate. Learn how we are taking action city-wide through Houston’s Adult Literacy Blueprint.

The Guild is an auxiliary group of the Foundation which hosts signature literacy programs including the Curiosity Cruiser mobile libraries.

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My Home Library inspires young readers by providing them with books to read and love. Corporations and individuals may sponsor a home library of six brand-new books for an economically disadvantaged child.

The Young Professionals Group is an auxiliary group of the Foundation with the mission to read, lead, and serve our community.

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Curiosity Cruisers are super mobile libraries on wheels which provide STEM programming and books to kids across Harris County.

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George and Barbara Bush Family Places are centers within public libraries to support early literacy development with children from birth to age five.

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Reading Roundup is a volunteer-driven reading program that aims to inspire young minds and improve their literacy skills through read alouds using books and lesson guides selected and designed specifically for the program.


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“If you help a person to read,
then their opportunities
in life will be endless.”
— First Lady Barbara Bush