READING TO KIDS

LOS ANGELES, California, 90025-5556 United States

Mission Statement

Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Reading to Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Los Angeles, CA.

About This Cause

Reading to Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for success in the future. To this end, Reading to Kids gathers on average 330 children and 190 volunteers at reading clubs on the second Saturday of every month at eight Los Angeles elementary schools. At the monthly reading clubs, pairs of volunteers read aloud to small groups of children, while their parents receive training on how to encourage their children to read at home. Kids, parents, teachers, and school libraries receive book donations at the end of the reading clubs. These are important donations, as 60 percent of low-income homes do not have age-appropriate reading materials for children. Since its inception in 1999, as of September 2023 Reading to Kids has given more than 187,400 prize books to children who attend the reading clubs, donated more than 35,190 hardcover books to school libraries, and our volunteers have spent more than 233,700 hours reading to kids. Reading to Kids is incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state of California and has been classified as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code. The organization is exempt from both state and federal taxes; our tax ID number is 95-4758698.

READING TO KIDS
1600 Sawtelle Blvd Ste 210
LOS ANGELES, California 90025-5556
United States
Phone (310) 479-7455
Unique Identifier 954758698