The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas

The Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning provides technical assistance and evaluation for The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas grant program. The Initiative is a program of the Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy. Since 1996, the Initiative has awarded grants totaling over $3 million to 129 family literacy programs around the state. Eligible applicants include schools, community colleges, universities, charter schools, prison programs, Head Start and Even Start programs, community-based organizations, and libraries. The money for this Initiative is raised at the Barbara Bush Foundation's annual fundraisers, A Celebration of Reading, held in Houston and Dallas.

The grants are awarded to family literacy programs that focus on reading instruction for both parents, and their children, and provide structured time for parents and children to read and learn together. It is often said that the home is the child's first school, the parent is the child's first teacher, and reading is the child's first subject. "Children who are strong readers have the one skill most essential to success in school and in life.  Parents can help their children become better readers by reading with them," said Mrs. Laura Bush. "These family programs make a wonderful difference in the lives of many children and parents across Texas."

The First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas Grantees, 1996 to the Present

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1996-2008

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First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas 2002 Grantees

First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for Texas 2001 Grantees

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