✨Ready to make reading matter for thousands of children, teens, and families, all while growing your skills and creativity? You could be our next Learning Design for Social Change intern! Learn more and apply for this #InternshipOpportunity today at: https://t.co/speAbYHggt

Fact: After participating in our Read Aloud Program, 94% of providers of our youngest age group reported that children showed greater engagement during story time, pointing to pictures, asking questions, and discussing story details! Learn more at: https://t.co/rhQzkJeodO

We are so grateful for the efforts of our 22 #ChampionsForYouth peer fundraisers, who are supporting young readers across San Diego! Interested in joining the team? Contact our Associate Development Director, Tracy, at tracy@wordsalive.org, or call (858) 274-9673, ext. 310.

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This week’s #TitleTuesday feature is "How Do You Hug a Porcupine?" by Laurie Isop. In this book, a young, brave boy finds the courage to hug a porcupine! We are thrilled to be reading this story with students in our Family Literacy Program this winter!

ANOTHER match opportunity goes live today! Each gift helps children receive books at no cost, teens explore belonging and self-expression through reading, and families are supported in becoming the best teachers and role models for their children. Visit: https://t.co/cp3TdLaOVA

🎁Looking for a way to complete your holiday shopping while supporting San Diego’s youth? Words Alive is partnered with organizations who give back to our cause! For more information and a complete list of partners that support our programs, visit: https://t.co/sECKp8PjY8

A message from our #SDEarlyCarePartners: Holiday Safety Tip: Decorate with care—avoid using small decorations or ornaments that could be choking hazards for young children.

Fact: This past school year, Words Alive distributed 8,148 program books and learning kits in addition to over 2,000 supplemental, non-curricular titles to our Family Literacy Program participants! Learn more about our Family Literacy Program at: https://t.co/cfWRcOhzQS

A big thanks to our community of Champions for Youth literacy! We're so grateful for your support in the fight to empower youth, country-wide. Looking to boost your impact? Share this post with a friend or colleague who may want to join the team! Visit: https://t.co/wJUgtssZyW

We're honored to be partnered with https://t.co/iAM4Sdjskg! 💛📖 Through the Words Alive Bookshop page, a portion of every purchase can go directly toward bringing books and learning materials to children, teens, and families in San Diego. 💫 Visit: https://t.co/CtWzztHyL9

This week's #TitleTuesday feature is a story we’re reading in our Adolescent Book Group this year: Carry Me Home by Jessica Therrien! This gripping novel is inspired by the real experiences of a teenage girl and her involvement with gangs in San Jose and Los Angeles, California.

Meet Gabrielle Heide, a frequent Where the Wild Books Are service event volunteer, Champion for Youth, and our Volunteer of the Month for November! You can read all about her and her experience as a volunteer and Champion for Youth at: https://t.co/jUzqZWWXSv

It’s time for a Champions for Youth update! With nearly $30,000 of our $75,000 goal met, we have had a very successful first week and need your support to keep the momentum going! Help our cause and communities today by visiting: https://t.co/V4UxHzRGif

Check out this message from our partners at SDG&E: Holiday Safety Tip: Many holiday treats contain small parts or allergens. Be cautious with candies, nuts, and other choking hazards. #SDEarlyCarePartners

Did you know that, on top of improving literacy skills, our reading programs aim to increase learners’ enjoyment of reading? Our 2024-2025 Impact Report found that 77% of Adolescent Book Group students said the books they read made them want to keep reading! #FactFilledFriday

Thank you so much to the amazing members of the Women In Institutional Investments Network (WIIIN) who volunteered with us on November 19th! 🙌✨ This powerhouse team prepared over 500 learning kits for our programs! 📚

🧡📚 It's Giving Tuesday! 📚🧡 The #ChampionsForYouth campaign gives you a chance to help Words Alive in our fight for literacy equity. Visit: https://t.co/V4UxHzRGif today to learn more about becoming a Champion for Youth and how your contribution can be matched to go further!

We’re getting ready for our #ChampionsForYouth kickoff TOMORROW! This peer-to-peer campaign is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we need your help to make it a success. Gather your closest community members and join us in our fight to support youth and literacy in San Diego!

This season, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for the volunteers who lift, inspire, and power Words Alive. From reading with little ones to championing literacy in our community, you make it all possible. We're so grateful for you! 🍁💛 #WordsAlive #GivingThanks