Words Alive

✨Opening opportunities for lifelong success through reading 📚
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We Work Well Together! 🤝🏾 📖
Read Out Loud: Words are everywhere—at home, on the bus, at the store, or on a walk. Reading every day can help your little one build brain power. How many words will you read today?

#TalkReadSing #SDEarlyCarePartners

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📚 Title Tuesday 📚
Our 1st grade RAP classrooms read A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka, a Caldecott Medal-winning wordless book. It follows a dog whose favorite toy is lost, gently exploring feelings of sadness, change, and new beginnings through beautiful illustrations.

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🎉 Words Alive is excited to recognize Frida Salazar as our May Intern of the Month! 📚 Frida, an 11th-grade student at High Tech High, supports literacy and creativity through projects like the Adolescent Book Group. 💛 Learn more: https://t.co/9pE9FMIxWn

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“The best part of volunteering is knowing the kits we complete enrich a child’s life and strengthen their reading skills.” — Marco Rodriguez
Every kit creates opportunities for confidence, growth, and lifelong learning 🌱 #WordsAlive #VolunteerImpact #LiteracyMatters

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Planting a garden? Installing a fence? Anytime you dig, call 811. SDG&E will come to your location and mark the buried utilities. Learn more at https://t.co/AfJREsfr7t #sdge #SDGEaler

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It’s Fact-Filled Friday! 📚✨
During this past school year, 65% of students in our Adolescent Book Group program shared that the books that they read helped them relate to their own experiences and connect more deeply with their communities!

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A huge thanks to our incredible Words on Wheels (WOW) Drivers for helping deliver the final wave of Learning Kits for our Read Aloud Program! 📚🚗💨 We're so excited to see these joyful books make their way into the hands of young readers across San Diego. 💛

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Shining a Light on Mental Health
This Mental Health Month, learn about San Diego County Behavioral Health Services programs supporting children, youth, and families. Find the right support for your family at: https://t.co/Zvyx1b6D2F
#MentalHealthMonth #SDEarlyCarePartners

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📚 Title Tuesday 📚

This month, our 1st grade RAP classrooms read The Sloth Who Slowed Us Down by Margaret Wild and Vivienne To!

This sweet story reminds us of the importance of slowing down, enjoying simple moments, and making time for the people we love. 💛🦥

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✨ Want to do more for your community but can’t commit to long-term volunteering? ✨ Join us for our next “Where the Wild Books Are” Volunteer Day! Stop by anytime between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM on May 29 to helps us bring literacy to life.

Sign up at: https://t.co/yD4GZqu5sM

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Where the Wild Books testimonial: Gabrielle Heidi, 2025 Engagement Volunteer of the Year and retired teacher, shares that Words Alive feels like a “birthday party every day,” where free books bring joy to children 🎉📚 and giving back is the best part 💛

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📚 Help shape the future with Words Alive! Seeking Curriculum Design volunteers passionate about education, creativity, and community impact to create engaging learning experiences for children and families. Learn more on our Become a Volunteer page. #WordsAlive #CurriculumDesign

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THE SPINE NAMING INITIATIVE 📚✨ Every story matters. Dedicate a spine in our East Village mural with a name, tribute, or message and help build brighter futures through literacy. #WordsAlive #SupportUsSunday #SpineNamingCampaign

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Volunteer Karen Miller says every Words Alive “Where the Wild Books Are” event leaves her energized and fulfilled helping bring books to local schools and families. Join our volunteer team and make an impact: https://t.co/kFCEbCamap

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Hardship can hit at any time – when it does, the last thing you need to worry about is your energy bill. Get help with your bill at https://t.co/cAc4VkVaa6. #sdge #SDGEassist

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This past Sunday, Words Alive welcomed the San Diego community to our East Village Open House & Spine Naming Campaign mural unveiling 📚✨ Nearly 300 book spines now symbolize lasting support for literacy. FREE books, music, snacks & community connection made it unforgettable! ❤️

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One of the titles we're reading this Spring in our Family Literacy Program is "Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!" by Bob Barner! This title is always a hit with our younger learners. #TitleTuesday #LiteracyMatters

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Did you know? 💡📚
Words Alive serves more than 5,500 underserved children, teens, and families every month through literacy programs that inspire a love of reading and learning across our community! 💛 #WordsAlive #LiteracyMatters #SanDiegoNonprofit #ReadGrowThrive

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Seeing literacy’s impact through fresh eyes 💛📚 “As a new volunteer with Wild Books, I’m in awe of the generosity supporting this program. I look forward to much more to come.” — Peggy Leimbach. #WordsAlive #LiteracyMatters #CommunityImpact #VolunteerVoices #ReadGrowThrive

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Words Alive will be at Goldenpalooza on May 16! Join us for this free, family celebration supporting literacy and the arts for the neighborhood public school. 📚 Interested in joining us? Contact at [email protected] #WordsAlive #Volunteer #CommunityHelpers #SanDiegoEvents