An image of a young child wearing a face mask and holding up a sign that says “I’m a Summer Super Reader!”

Reading books over the summer is one of the most impactful ways children can nurture a love of stories and maintain their reading skills while out of school. We also know that too many children from underserved communities in San Diego are at home during the pandemic without books of their own to explore. But we can do something about that!

Words Alive collaborated with the San Diego Public Library, the San Diego Council on Literacy, and the Molina Foundation to get books into the hand of children who need them this summer. The San Diego Council on Literacy and the Molina Foundation facilitated a book donation of 3,000 books to Words Alive. This past week, we hosted three Touchless Book Giveaway events at San Diego Public Library branches and ensured that 325 families (all of whom graduated from the remote version of our Family Literacy Program this spring) had books to build their home libraries.

We couldn’t be more thankful to the community partners who made this wonderful event possible, and we’re so incredibly excited for the children who will enjoy such wonderful books this summer!