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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: Anne Cain, County Librarian Costa
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DATE: April 5, 2001 I ST... ... County
SUBJECT: Request for Authorization for the County Librarian to Apply for and Accept
Reach Out and Read (ROR) Funds from the Reach Out Read Foundation for
the Period of May 1 , 2001 — May, 2002
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&1 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Contra Costa County Librarian to apply for and accept funding from the Reach Out and
Read National Center (endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics) for the period of May 1,
2001 to May 2002 to start a pediatric literacy program in two pediatric clinics, Richmond and Concord
in Contra Costa County.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT
No matching funds from county departments are required. Financial support will be applied for
through the Contra Costa Children & Families Commission for matching material funds and staff
support. Requests to that organization will amount to the sum of $12,000. The Library will provide in-
kind administrative staff support from the Wilruss Trust and space. The Health Services Department
will provide professional support to administer the program, clerical support, and space. The City of
Richmond Public Library will provide training sessions for the Richmond clinics.
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BACKGROUND
The Reach Out and Read (ROR) program, a pediatric literacy program, began over a decade ago at
the Boston City Hospital and currently consists of hundreds of programs in community health clinics
throughout the county. Funds are available to community health clinics through the American
Academy of Pediatrics to start pediatric literacy programs based on this model. There are three main
components to the program:
• New quality books are given to families
• Physicians and medical staff informY .parents of the importance of early literacy and reading to
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• Volunteers model reading and enjoying books for families in pediatric waiting rooms
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS:
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
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OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact:Melinda Sisson,Deputy County Librarian:Public Services ATTESTED04L0
(925)927-3212 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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County Administrator
County Auditor By ,Deputy
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The Contra Costa County Library, City of Richmond Public Library and Contra Costa Health Services
have developed a partnership to establish a Reach Out and Read program for children visiting well
baby clinics in Contra Costa County. Each organization has agreed to support the Contra Costa
County's Reach Out and Read program in the following ways:
Contra Costa County Library
• Act as grant applicant and liaison to the Reach Out and Read organization
• Act as grant applicant for funding to the Contra Costa Children & Families Commission
• Recruit and train volunteers at the Concord Pediatric Clinic
• Recruit volunteers for the Richmond Pediatric Clinic
• Provide publicity and community contacts for the program
• Order and prepare books for Concord Pediatric Clinic
Contra Costa Health Services
• Engage medical staff in program
• Administer program at Richmond and Concord Pediatric Clinics
• Support volunteers at Richmond and Concord Pediatric Clinics
• Provide a secure storage place for books at both clinics
City of Richmond Public Library
• Train volunteers for Richmond Pediatric Clinic
• Order and prepare books for Richmond Pediatric Clinic
CONTRA COSTA CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT
Children Ready for and Succeeding in School:
Program activities and results include:
1. Parents listen to the message of primary pediatric caregivers that books, listening and reading to
children are an important part of early literacy.
2. Children have the opportunity to start a process of exposure and development of language
through books and read aloud sessions.
3. Families living in poverty have an opportunity to acquire children's books.
4. Parents see and learn from volunteers who model reading to children in clinic waiting rooms.
5. Children have positive literacy experiences prior to school and learn to associate books with
parental affection, attention, and approval.
6. Children who develop a love for books increase brain development.
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