Author Archives: Dawn Larkin
Wellington Barnes & Noble Holiday Book Drive for Children’s Literacy Program
Let’s Celebrate Literacy Week, Florida! The Literacy Coalition is grateful to our community business partners at the Wellington Barnes & Noble for spreading the joy of reading through the store’s Holiday Book Drive, and to their patrons who purchased 375 … Continue reading
11th Annual LOOP for Literacy Goes Virtual for 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Kristin Calder, CEO 561-635-8423 Kcalder@LiteracyPBC.org 11th Annual LOOP for Literacy Goes Virtual for 2021 Walk, Run or Bike Set for Feb. 19-28 BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22, 2021— If … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition Earns Coveted 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for 12th Consecutive Year
Boynton Nonprofit Outperforms Most in America BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22, 2021 – The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is celebrating a distinguished honor. The Boynton Beach nonprofit has earned a 4-out-of-4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the 12th … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition Earns 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for 12th Consecutive Year!
Kristin Calder, CEO Literacy Coalition of PBC (561) 279-9103 E-mail: kcalder@literacypbc.org Literacy Coalition’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the 12th consecutive time that … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Receives Funding for Two Afterschool Literacy Programs
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Receives Funding for Two Afterschool Literacy Programs December 2, 2020 Kristin Calder, CEO Literacy Coalition of PBC (561) 279-9103 E-mail: kcalder@literacypbc.org BOYNTON BEACH, FL: The … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Awarded 2020 Health & Human Services Organization of the Year by Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County was awarded the 2020 Health & Human Services Organization of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches as part of their annual Business Awards recognition, which was held virtually … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County Receives $2,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Youth Literacy Initiatives
Boynton Beach, FL – September 2020 –Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County a $2,000 grant to support youth literacy initiatives. This local grant award is part of … Continue reading
The Nickel Boys Selected as 2020 Read Together Palm Beach County Book
The Nickel Boys Selected as 2020 Read Together Palm Beach County Book A Pulitzer Prize Winner Based on a Real-Life Florida Boys Reform School in the Jim Crow-era BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., Sept. 21, 2020 – The Nickel Boys, a powerful tale of human perseverance, dignity and redemption, was announced … Continue reading
Flagler Museum’s Spirit Book Drive for Children’s Literacy Program
In the midst of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to reopen, the Flagler Museum’s Spirit Committee staff team found the time to organize and sponsor a back-to-school book drive among their staff to benefit the children served … Continue reading
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is Recruiting for AmeriCorps Members
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., June 25, 2020 – If you’re looking to change lives and have a meaningful impact on the community, the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is recruiting for its Literacy AmeriCorps program. Applicants must be at least … Continue reading
