The Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) provides literacy resources and programming to support children at risk of growing

up with low literacy skills. To qualify for a CLiF storytelling event, you must:

Be a social service provider or community organization based in Vermont or New Hampshire that serves low-income or at-risk children from birth to age 12

At least 35% of the children you serve must come from low-income families Be able to gather at least 25 children for a storytelling event

If your organization is selected, you will receive: A Storytelling Presentation: A CLiF storyteller will attend a special event at your organization to

tell stories and talk about the joys of words, books, reading, and writing.

WITH AN OPTION FOR:

A Literacy Seminar: CLiF Executive Director Duncan McDougall will lead a 20-minute conversation with parents, caregivers, home visitors, and volunteers about the importance of literacy and the benefits of reading to children at a young age. Duncan models techniques for reading aloud and gives suggestions for age-appropriate children’s books.

If you choose to have the seminar as your sole presentation without the storytelling session we ask that you gather at least 20 adults to be eligible.

In addition to the above presentation(s) you will also receive: A Book Giveaway: Every child present will be invited to choose two books to keep from a large

selection that CLiF brings to the storytelling event. For those of you applying for a literacy seminar only, CLiF will provide books for parents to take home to their children or for home visitors to bring. The number of books is based on the number of children served.

On-site Library: A collection of new children’s books based on the needs and size of your facility to create an on-site library or supplement an existing one.

As a part of this grant you must be able to host the storytelling presentation, the literacy seminar, or both in order to receive books.

Please fill this form out to the best of your ability. Grantees will be notified of their award no later than six weeks after the most recent deadline.

Application Deadlines:

December 1, 2014Events will take place in spring of 2015

April 1, 2015Events will take place in fall of 2015

children’s literacy foundation1536 Loomis Hill RoadWaterbury Center, VT 05677802-244-0944 www.clifonline.orgclif@clifonline.org

Application for Storytelling Event and New Books

Organization Name:

Contact Person:

Address:

Town/City: State: Zip Code:

Phone Number:

E-mail Address: Website (if any):

Type of Organization:

In a short paragraph, describe your organization/program:

In a short paragraph, tell us about the children and families you serve (i.e. their challenges, strengths, needs):

How will this CLiF grant benefit the children and families you serve?

How many children do you serve on average per year?

List any statistics or data that demonstrate your program population’s need. For example: number of children eligible for free/reduced lunch or receiving scholarships:

You are responsible for assembling children (and parents, if possible) for an event. What steps will you take to maximize attendance?

Tell us about your efforts to promote literacy among the children/families that you serve:

What percentage of the children you serve speak languages other than English?

Which languages?

Contact Information

Organization Information

All grantees receive a storytelling event, onsite library, and book giveaway. You also have the option to hold a parent seminar, which gives CLiF an opportunity to interact directly with parents and help them gain confidence and techniques to read with their kids. Storytelling Presentation & Book Giveaway

How many children would you expect to attend?

What is the age range of the children?

Would parents be invited? Yes

How many parents would you expect to attend?

On-site Library

How do you plan to use the book collection?

Do you have a place to suitably store the books?

Literacy Seminar

Are you interested in hosting an interactive seminar for parents about reading to their children? Yes

If yes: The literacy seminar is intended for adults. Are you able to arrange a staffed activity for children during the 20-minute long seminar? Please explain:

How many adults would you expect to attend?

If you are a home visiting agency and this seminar is for your home visitors, how many home visitors do you expect to attend? How many families does each home visitor reach?

These events take place on the same day. Where will these events be held?

Exact physical address of the event location:

Best days and times for you to host a program:

How did you hear about this grant opportunity?

Thank you for applying for a CLiF grant!Please submit your completed application to Jana Brown.

E-mail application to: Jana@clifonline.orgMail application to: 1536 Loomis Hill Road, Waterbury Center, VT 05677

Grant Options