Barbara Bush Foundation Awards $600,000+ in New Grants

Founded by Barbara Bush in 1989, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy supports the development and expansion of family literacy programs -- in settings where parents and children read and learn together -- across the United States. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations, correctional institutions, homeless shelters, schools and school districts, libraries and community- and faith-based agencies. Over the past 20 years, the Foundation has awarded nearly $32 million to 730 family literacy programs in 50 states including the nation's capital. The Foundation is housed at The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region in Washington, DC. To learn more, visit www.barbarabushfoundation.com.