First 5 Riverside (County, CA)

November is Celebrate Children's Literacy Month and First 5 Riverside is giving away free books to children ages 0-5 who reside in Riverside County CA. Their program is Read Early Read Aloud and you may contact them at 1-800-266-3880 providing them your children's ages and mailing address. Call soon because supplies will run out!!


I just learned about this opportunity yesterday while reading the IE Family Magazine. There was an ad in the November issue. I called them yesterday to request books for the After School Program (ASP) I run for children with LINC Housing / LINC Cares in San Jacinto. I had just taken notice a few days ago that my bookshelf needed more books for the Kindergartners who are ambitious about reading. 


In my ASP, we are in our second month of the "Fall Into Reading" Literacy Program. The children earn bucks for reading and summarizing books (or drawing pictures for those under 7) and they can use these to buy fun items at my "store" that I open once a week. There will also be prizes for the top 2 performers at the end of November for the children who've participated the most. Currently, one of my 5 year olds is in first place! 


First 5 Riverside dropped off 10 books to my program today. I don't know how many they send to homes but it's worth checking. So. Call. Right. Now. (Or wait until the next business day!)