Scripps Howard Foundation campaign to give children books is back

The Scripps Howard Foundation's "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign is back, and campaign organizers want to make sure that no child in the Tri-State goes without a book.

THERE ARE KIDS RIGHT HERE INTHE TRI-STATE WHO DON'T HAVEBOOKS TO READ AT HOME.

WITHOUTBOOKS, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TOSTRUGGLE LATER IN LIFE.

WCPO 9NEWS REPORTER RAVEN RICHARDTELLS US ABOUT OUR PARENTCOMPANY SCRIPPS' "IF YOU GIVEA CHILD A BOOK" CAMPAIGN.GOOD MORNING JULE, THECORRELATION BETWEEN KIDS BEINGABLE TO READ AND HOWSUCCESSFUL THEY'LL BE IN LIFEIS REAL.

THAT'S WHY WE'REASKING FOR EVERYONE'S HELP TOMAKE SURE TRI-STATE KIDS ARENOT LEFT BEHIND.IT'S A SIMPLY BOOK-BUT ITCOULD MAKE A WORLD OFDIFFERENCE.

(LIZ CARTER-PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THESCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION)"Thechance that they'll graduatefrom college is much higher.The chance that they'll have ajob that can sustain a family,that they'll go out and vote."LIZ CARTER, PRESIDENT AND CEOOF THE SCRIPPS HOWARDFOUNDATION SAYS OVER THE PASTFOUR YEARS, MORE THAN 352,000BOOKS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THEHANDS OF KIDS IN OUR AREA.(LIZ CARTER- PRESIDENT AND CEOOF THE SCRIPPS HOWARDFOUNDATION)"in 60% of lowincome households there's nota single book for kids toread.""it's like being askedto ride a bike but not havinga bike to ride."(AMY RANDOLPH-PRINCIPAL AT OYLER SCHOOL)"prior to this, studentshaving an opportunity, there'snot really a bookstore on thewestside at all so studentsgoing to a bookstore andpicking out a book is notsomething that really anybodyon the westside has access to."AMY RANDOLPH IS THE PRINCIPALAT OYLER SCHOOL-ONE OF FOURSCHOOLS THIS YEAR BENEFITINGFROM THIS CAMPAIGN.

(AMYRANDOLPH- PRINCIPAL AT OYLERSCHOOL)"it's going to bereally important this yearthat students have books rightnow because remote learning,especially in the primary, wehave atime where it's dropeverything and read.""there'sa correlation to reading leveland high school graduationrates."IF A CHILD CAN'T READAT GRADE LEVEL BY THIRD GRADE,THEY'RE FOUR TIMES LESS LIKELYTO GRADUATE(LIZ CARTER-PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THESCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION)"they deserve our help."THE FOUR SCHOOLS BENEFITINGARE LINCOLN HEIGHTSELEMENTARY, OYLER, LINCOLNELEMENTARY, AND CARLISLEELEMENTARY.

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MONEY WILL BE USED TOHOST BOOK FAIRS FOR THESCHOOLS SO KIDS CAN PICK OUTWHATEVER BOOKS THEY'D LIKE.