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“Valley Childcare Threatened by Proposed State Budget Cuts”
Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget cuts to child care would devastate Valley low-income families who would have to quit their jobs or rely on older children to care for younger siblings. “The children will be losing the educational skills needed to succeed,” said Luis Santana, Executive Director of Reading and Beyond.
[The Fresno Bee - January 6, 2012]
“Lowell-Jefferson-Webster Neighborhood Gets Fed Grant”
Community leaders gathered at Fresno City Hall to celebrate a large federal grant designed to help some of the city’s most impoverished neighborhoods.
[The Fresno Bee - December 22, 2011]
“Fresno Nonprofit Receives $500K Academic Grant”
A federal grant of just under $500,000 will kick off a 10-year effort to infuse academic and career training into the poverty plagued neighborhood of Lowell, Jefferson, and Webster near Downtown Fresno.
[The Business Journal - December 22, 2011]
Article on Reading and Beyond’s open house, celebrating our new home at the Mosqueda Community Center. Mayor Ashley Swearengin and Councilmember Sal Quintero were on hand to help cut the ribbon.
[Vida en el Valle - November 1, 2011]
“Fresno Academy Helps Families Escape Poverty”
Front-page article on how Bridge Academy, Reading and Beyond’s job readiness program, is helping low-income Fresno families.
[Fresno Bee - July 25, 2010]
“Reading Opens New Doors in Life”
Executive Director Luis Santana writes about the importance of tutoring programs, and the new “Race To The Top” initiative.
[Sacramento Bee - Feb 27, 2010]
[Fresno Bee - March 6, 2010]
Reading And Beyond on Jenny Toste’s Blog
CBS news anchor Jenny Toste writes about Reading and Beyond as a great opportunity to perform valuable volunteer work.
[CBS-47 website - January 2010]
“Non-Profit Shows How Genesis Could Have Done It.”
Bill McEwen column uses Reading And Beyond as a model, to discuss how the Genesis Family Center stepped wrong.
[Fresno Bee - June 2009]
Conference on Youth and Education in the Hispanic Community
U.S. Secretary of Education, Margaret Spelling, highlighted Fresno Covenant Foundation in her speech about about success stories of youth and education within the Hispanic community.
[September 2007]
Executive Director, Luis Santana, is featured in this holiday article on giving back to the community.
[Fresno Bee - December 2006]
“Getting a Good Read on Fresno Volunteers”
Bill McEwen column on the importance of volunteering.
[Fresno Bee - October 2006]
“Drive To Help Kids Learn to Read Better”
Bill McEwen column on the Tree of Knowledge Book Drive.
[Fresno Bee - May 2006]
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