Calling all Youngstown Preschools

First Book- Mahoning Valley and PBS 45 & 49
are pleased to invite you to apply for a special book grant for organizations in Youngstown that serve preschool children.


We appreciate the work you do in teaching preschool children the beginning skills needed to become great readers. In an effort to increase literacy skills in Youngstown, PBS 45 & 49 was awarded a grant from the Marie Denise DeBartolo York Foundation.

This grant stipulates that new books be distributed to organizations that fulfill First Book grant guidelines,
which include:
*80% of the children your program
serves must be low income
*The books must become the property of the
children to create personal home libraries
*Your organization must not discriminate

If selected, you will be provided with 1 book per child in your organization for a six-month period. You will agree to allow First Book- Mahoning Valley volunteer(s) to distribute the books to the children each month. During the time allotted for the distribution, the volunteer will give a lesson to the children based on the PBS Ready To Learn Learning Triangle.

You must complete a grant application to be considered.
All applications
received on or before November 16, 2007
will be considered. No exceptions will be applied.

Grant application requests must be sent to amyneral@yahoo.com.