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WOMEN IN FOCUS, INC. LITERACY PROGRAM
The Women In Focus Literacy Committee coordinates an ongoing literacy program to raise awareness of the importance of literacy for young people. We are committed to improving the education of minority and low income children.
Committee’s Mission
Promote reading as a positive activity and experience for young children;
Encourage parents and children to read and learn to enjoy reading together;
Donate age-appropriate books to all families and children who participate in the program.
Program Summary
From 2001-2007, Women In Focus volunteers read to children in the waiting room of the South Madison Health and Family Center. While parents and children waited to see a doctor or nurse, the Women In Focus volunteers distributed literature to parents, and read to and gave the children books to take home. During its six-year duration, thousands of books were distributed to Madison area children.
In 2008, the Literacy Program moved to the Madison YWCA. Monthly reading sessions with the Y’s single parents and their pre-school children are interactive and promote the joy of learning. Each child is given a book to take home after every session. The parents’ meeting is held concurrently and they receive information, tips and techniques for encouraging and reading to their children. A Book Fair is planned for all the children who live at the Y.
Studies have shown that the earlier and more frequently a child is read to in preschool years, the higher the probability that the child will be successful in school. Women In Focus applies for grants and seeks donations of funds to purchase age appropriate books in English and Spanish.
EMAIL: info@womeninfocus.net
Women In Focus, Inc.
PO BOX 44013
Madison, WI 53744
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