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Posts Tagged ‘literacy’

Richmond small business owner kickstarts neighborhood party to boost childhood literacy

By Boikanyo Tefu | September 28, 2018

Reading is a struggle for many of Richmond’s youth. Almost half of students in West Contra Costa County Unified School District are unable to read at grade level.   To boost reading in Richmond, the owners of R&R Coffee hosted a party on Monday for local families at the Bridge Storage and Artspace, where food…

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Richmond Public Library helps adults complete their high school diplomas

By Isara Krieger | April 12, 2016 | 2

Through its Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP), the Richmond Public Library is now offering scholarships for adults to complete a Career Online High School Diploma course. While LEAP has offered GED courses for years, a high school diploma course is less focused on one big test.

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The power of Richmond’s story

By Robert Rogers | June 7, 2011
photo of book cover of Richmond tales

The 2nd annual “Richmond Tales” Family Literacy Festival drew nearly 500 kids and parents.

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Event set to donate 2,000 books to Richmond kids

By Robert Rogers | June 3, 2011 | 1
kids exchanging books

The 2nd annual Richmond Tales Family Literacy Festival should draw as many as 1,000 kids and parents to a Saturday festival of arts and a book giveaway.

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Loads of laundry and books

By Christina Lopez | November 23, 2010 | 1

Literacy at the Laundromat puts books into children’s hands.

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Bringing books to Richmond kindergartens

By Emily Bender | October 7, 2010

Grant funds new libraries for every Richmond kindergarten and kicks off campaigns to encourage reading.

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