Kickoff barbecue for the La Junta Literacy Project
La Junta Tribune-Democrat
By Bette McFarren
Posted Aug 7, 2018
Retired teachers rally to support new program
Help a child read by volunteering with the Children's Literacy Center
TRI-LAKES LIFE
Help a child read by volunteering with the Children’s Literacy Center
BY ELIZABETH EDEN
With fall approaching and new schedules and routines being set, I wanted to take a moment to tell you about an amazing opportunity for you to give back to our Tri-Lakes community in a simple yet deeply impactful way: reading with a child.
If you can read this, help a child read, too
June 6th, 2018
Children's Literacy Center was featured in the Pikes Pick of the Colorado Springs Gazette. Tutoring opportunties are available for volunteers age 14 and up and the summer session runs from June 18th to July 28th at multiple locations throughout Colorado Springs.
Children's Literacy Center featured in The Essential Kids Guide to Colorado Springs!
May 17, 2008
ConsumersAdvocate.org recently published their Essential Kids Guide to Colorado Springs featuring varying areas of interest for youth-oriented organizations and activities in Colorado Springs. Children's Literacy Center, along with the great work of our volunteers and the amazing success of our students, was featured in the Education and Learning section! You can read the full story here!
11 Who Care Award
Children's Literacy Center was selected as one of the KKTV 11 News 11 Who Care award winners!
Children's Literacy Center awarded 2018 Ent Credit Union Youth Endowment Series grant
April 27, 2018.
Colorado Springs Business Journal
2018 Ent Credit Union Youth Endowment Series (YES) grant awarded to Children's Literacy Center. Read the full story here
Colorado Springs students say, I like "Green Eggs and Ham" on Dr. Seuss day
March 2, 2018
The Gazette, By: Debbie Kelley
Whether kids are having trouble getting the hang of reading or are pretty good at it, Dr. Seuss is at their service.
"He has rhyming words that are very challenging to your tongue - it's like a tongue twister - but it's easy to read," says 7-year-old Anabelle Fields, a second-grader at Wildflower Elementary School.
The popular author would have turned 114 years old on Friday, and schools, libraries, bookstores and literacy centers across the nation are marking his birthday with special events.
Walmarts donate almost $500,000 to Pikes Peak area nonprofits
Feb 25, 2018
The Gazette, By: Linda Navarro
The region's Walmart Super Centers and Neighborhood Markets have the opportunity to donate to their choice of nonprofits closest to their areas. Add to that the Walmart State Giving Program, and almost $500,000 was awarded during a Southern Colorado Community Celebration dinner with Market Manager Jon Ball on Feb. 16 at Cheyenne Mountain Resort.
Receiving grants and the presenting stores:
Gina Solazzi gives kids the gift of reading
Feb 2, 2018
The Colorado Springs Business Journal, By Lorna Gutierrez
The ability to read proficiently greatly enhances life. Gina Solazzi, executive director of the Children’s Literacy Center, understands the importance of reading and has made it her mission to ensure that kids are reading at their proper grade level. Through CLC, children along the Front Range receive free, one-on-one tutoring to help bring them up […]