Spread the Word Nevada

On March 23, "Make Reading a Habit" by stopping by any of the four Habit Burger Grills across Southern Nevada and donate $2 or more to Spread the Word Nevada to receive a free Charburger with Cheese on your next visit. Thank you to our wonderful NV Big Give partners - Habit Burger Grill! #MakeReadingAHabitNV #SpreadtheWordNV #NVBigGive #HabitBurgerGrill

About Spread the Word Nevada:

Far too many children in Southern Nevada are living at or near the poverty level. They cannot afford books. Books are the wings to imagination, they spark joy and broaden the world of children like Isabella. This nine-year old little girl has been in and out of foster care for most of her life. When asked by a STWN mentor what she wanted to be when she grew up, she sadly didn't have an answer. Even with prompting, she couldn't think of one single thing to aspire to be when she was grown. The worlds of the children we serve are small and often disruptive. After weeks of sharing books and stories with her mentor, Isabella began to "dream big" and plucked from the stories she read and the books she owned was a wonderful list of ways she could make a difference in the world. Books are powerful and STWN believes that all children should have this pathway to brighter futures. Please read through our programs below to see how the pages of books open up new worlds to children in need, create broader economic and educational futures and change the lives of children, one book at a time.

Spread the Word Nevada, Inc. is dedicated to advancing early childhood literacy within Southern Nevada’s at-risk communities through our three literacy programs outlined below. Since 2001, Spread the Word Nevada has made a profound impact in the lives of over 456,000 at-risk children by providing them with over 3.8 million books!  We currently place over 48,000 books into the hands and homes of low income children each month.

Kids to Kids, our flagship program, reaches out to at-risk children elementary school children in low income areas by providing them with new and gently used books to develop their very own “keep at home” library of books to learn from and share with their families. The program objective is to enhance the reading abilities of these students during the formative stages of their education.  

Breakfast with Books helps instill the importance of reading with the children in partnership with their families.  Each month, students and their parents, grandparents, and siblings are invited to share in a light breakfast and story reading at the elementary schools we serve.   Every person who attends receives not only breakfast, but a book to keep and a simply outlined literacy expansion activity to take home and implement which reinforces the concepts presented during the program.

Books & Buddies is our reading mentorship program which partners our volunteers with the children attending our at-risk elementary schools.  Volunteers partner individually with students to focus on further developing the child’s reading proficiency, comprehension and verbal recitation skills.  This program provides children with valuable one-on-one tutoring that is not available in the classroom or in the home.

Books on Break  Summer reading program inspiring continued learning to avoid the summer slide. Modeled story time with Spread the Word Nevada staff. Distributing keep at home books and encourages keeping a summer reading log in exchange for a treasure box prize.

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