Traveling Stories

 

 

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Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Education, Educational Services, Literacy, Remedial Reading & Encouragement

Mission: We are Traveling Stories, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps kids fall in love with reading by the 4th grade. We believe books are a necessity, not a luxury, and that strong literacy skills are the most empowering gift we can give someone. Our StoryTent programs deliver a sustainable, family-focused solution for improving literacy rates before the 4th grade. We cultivate a joy of learning, and a sense that reading is pleasurable. We are experts at making reading fun!

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1 Story from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Kris20 Volunteer

Rating: 5

06/26/2014

I know that traveling stories sets up libraries in areas where kids have no access to books internationally, but here in San Diego where there's a library in every town, Traveling Stories is attempting to get kids excited about reading, and I have seen the results of this in City Heights and El Cajon. At the Farmers' Markets you will find the 2 canopied booth of traveling stories jammed with kids of all ages reading aloud, sprawled out comfortably on the carpet rolled out over the asphalt or grass. Before the booth is set up kids are arriving to help and look over the books they want to read for book bucks. It is quite a scene, and awakens the hope that reading is not a lost art, but an enjoyable pasttime, and one that will help these kids enjoy success in school and life.

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