July 2024
FOX 2
July 11, 2024 – Detroit, Michigan | The mission to get more books in the hands of families in Detroit took a major step forward Thursday with the announcement of a million dollar donation.
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March 2024
Crittenton Blog
March 23, 2024 – Fullerton, California | March is National Reading Month and Crittenton Services for Children and Families is doing its part to help give the youth in our care get the opportunity to actively take part in improving their literacy skills through cultivating a love of books.
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January 2023
Herald-Advocate
January 23, 2023 – Bennettsville, South Carolina | AMIkids and Marian Wright Edelman Library received free children’s books donated through a partnership with SC State University 1890 Research & Extension and the Molina Foundation.
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December 2022
Allied Healthcare U.S. School News and Data
December 5, 2022 – Athens, Ohio | The Molina Foundation recently granted Ohio University’s Patton College of Education’s Edward Stevens Literacy Center 30,000 books of literature. The books are set to be distributed to at-risk and low-income families in counties around Southeast Ohio.
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September 2022
Roma ISD Channel – YouTube
September 2022 – Roma, Texas | Roma Independant School district posted a video on their YouTube channel talking about how the 30,000 books they received through a grant from The Molina Foundation are going to benefit their students.
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September 2021
CAPKchannel – YouTube
September 21, 2021 – Bakersfield, CA | The Kern County Community Action Partnership posted a video on their YouTube channel showing how the books they received through a grant from The Molina Foundation make in impact in their community.
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April 2021
Virginia Tech Daily
April 12, 2021 – Blacksburg, VA | The Molina Foundation partnered with Virginia 4-H to make reading a reality for youth across the commonwealth with a donation of $1.2 million worth of books.
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Long Beach Post News
April 8, 2021 – Long Beach, CA | A local digital-first publication reported community members, nonprofit groups and other organizations are rallying in support of migrant children at the Long Beach Convention Center, donating thousands of books, games and toys.
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March 2021
AZ Big Media
March 9, 2021 – Arizona | A local news website reported Read On Arizona applied for a book grant through The Molina Foundation in California, which allowed it to give books to families most impacted by COVID. The Foundation served more than 60,000 families and distributed about 120,000 books and magazines.
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December 2020
Gloucester- Mathews Gazette-Journal
December 2, 2020 – Gloucester VA | A local newspaper reported Peasley Middle School in Gloucester, Virginia distributed books received through a grant from The Molina Foundation in partnership with Virginia 4-H.
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November 2020
The562.org
November 12, 2020 – Long Beach, CA | A local news website posted a news story on a donation of 75,000 books by The Molina Foundation to Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD).
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September 2020
Focus Daily News
September 25, 2020 – Dallas, TX | A local newspaper reported a total of 21,600 new children’s books arrived in Dallas, a donation to Imagine Science Dallas from The Molina Foundation as learning gifts for children in underserved communities.
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August 2019
KERO-TV ABC
August 29, 2019 – Bakersfield, CA | A local television station posted and aired a news story on the 11,000-plus Book Buddies grant The Molina Foundation delivered to the Community Action Partnership of Kern. The nearly 3-minute story featured the agency’s call for local volunteers to help sort and box the books.
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April 2019
wsRadio.com
April 9, 2019 – San Diego, CA | The Molina Foundation’s Rachael Orose was a featured guest on the Literacy for All program, which is posted regularly on the wsRadio.com network. The half-hour program, hosted by Jose Cruz, CEO of the San Diego Council on Literacy, provided timely promotion for the Foundation and it’s On My Way school readiness program.
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February 2019
Flathead Beacon
Feb. 4, 2019 – Kalispell, MT | The local weekly in the Flathead valley published and posted a story on The Molina Foundation’s Book Buddies donation of more than 7,300 books to the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana.
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January 2019
Bakersfield California
Jan. 20, 2019 – Bakersfield, CA | The local daily newspaper published and posted a brief story about The Molina Foundation’s donation of 19,000 books to local community agency Community Action Partnership of Kern.
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TeachersTreasures.org
Jan. 13, 2019 – Indianapolis, IN | The education nonprofit Teachers’ Treasures posted a news story on its website about the donation of 36,000 books it received from the Foundation.
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December 2018
Chillicothe Gazette
Dec. 18, 2018 – Chillicothe, OH | The local daily newspaper published and posted a story about The Molina Foundation’s donation to the Ross County Community Action agency.
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Independent Messenger
Dec. 13, 2018 – Emporia, VA | A story was published and posted in the local newspaper about The Molina Foundation’s donation to a 4-H Club in collaboration with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Tech University.
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Deseret News
Dec. 6, 2018 – Salt Lake City, UT | The local daily newspaper published a brief about The Molina Foundation’s donation to the nonprofit agency Utah Community Action.
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WISH-TV
Dec. 5, 2018 – Indianapolis, IN | A story by the local CW affiliate on The Molina Foundation’s donation to the education nonprofit Teachers’ Treasures was Live posted on the station’s Facebook page.
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October 2018
CSUN Today
Oct. 23, 2018 – Northridge, CA | A story about California State University, Northridge’s annual Feria de Educacion book festival for local Latino families for which The Molina Foundation served as a donor organization.
Reflejos
Oct. 5, 2018 – Arlington Heights, IL | Another story about The Molina Foundation’s special book donation event at Fullerton Elementary School in Addison.
September 2018
Daily Herald
Sept. 19, 2018 – Addison, IL | A short story with a video and photo gallery appeared in the daily newspaper that serves suburban Chicago. The story was about new children’s books provided by The Molina Foundation that were given away to every student at Fullerton Elementary School. The event was held in partnership with Addison School District 4 and Change Healthcare.
July 2018
Miami Herald
July 23, 2018 – Miami, FL | A story appeared in South Florida’s biggest daily newspaper about Read to Learn Books for Free, a literacy initiative of the Miami Book Fair. The Molina Foundation donated 25,000 new children’s books to the fair.
June 2018
The Sun
June 20, 2018 – San Bernardino, CA | A story on a book festival and resource fair sponsored by the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County was posted/published in the daily regional newspaper that serves the Inland Empire. The Molina Foundation contributed books for the festival and participated in the fair.
Texas Border Business
June 13, 2018 – McAllen, TX | A print and online story appeared in the region’s monthly business journal about the McAllen Independent School District’s Summer Reading Program that featured books donated by The Molina Foundation.
KVEO-TV NBC
June 7, 2018 – Brownsville, TX | A story was aired and was posted on the station’s website about The Molina Foundation’s donation of books to the McAllen Independent School district for its Summer Reading Program.
Highland Community News
June 7, 2018 – Highland, CA | A guest op-ed commentary letter from the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County, which received a 10,000-book donation from The Molina Foundation, was posted and published in the weekly newspaper.
May 2018
STEM Next Opportunity Fund
May 31, 2018 – San Diego, CA | A blog piece on the value of summer reading was posted by the philanthropic organization that is a literacy partner with The Molina Foundation.
April 2018
The Acorn
April 25, 2018 – Agoura Hills, CA | A weekly newspaper that serves parts of eastern Ventura County and western L.A. County posted-printed a story about a special Book Buddies distribution to My Stuff Bags Foundation in Westlake Village and the Assistance League of Conjeo Valley.
The Carroll News
April 24, 2018 – Hillsville, VA | A weekly newspaper that serves Hillsville and other areas of southwestern Virginia posted-printed a story about the new children’s books donated by The Molina Foundation to The Book People.
Sequim Gazette
April 4, 2018 – Sequim, WA | A weekly newspaper that serves Sequim and other parts of the Olympic Peninsula posted-printed a story about the 1,800 new children’s books donated by The Molina Foundation to Greywolf Elementary School.
March 2018
Charleston Gazette-Mail
March 27, 2018 – Charleston, WV | The local daily newspaper posted and printed a story about EnAct Community Agency, which received a 3,000-book grant from The Molina Foundation.
WSAZ-TV NBC
March 27, 2018 – Huntington, WV | The NBC affiliate station that serves the Huntington-Charleston market and parts of Kentucky and Ohio aired-posted a story about the 3,000-book grant received by EnAct Community Agency from The Molina Foundation.
The Daily Globe
March 16, 2018 – Ironwood, MI | Michigan State University Cooperative Extension was featured in a round-up story about The Molina Foundation’s book distribution efforts last year across Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. MSU Extension had received more than 14,000 books.
Reading Eagle
March 3, 2018 – Reading, PA | An online and print edition story by the local daily newspaper about a special giveaway of books to children at the Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs by Berks Community Action Program, which recently received 5,000 new books from The Molina Foundation.
February 2018
The Role of Books and Reading in STEM
February 1, 2018 – San Diego, CA | A new academic report released by The Molina Foundation in partnership with STEM Next, a San Diego-based venture philanthropy fund. The study looks at the critical importance of books and reading as they relate to student progress and success in education programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
January 2018
Record Herald
January 23, 2018 – Washington Court House, OH | This online story highlighted that Community Action Commission of Fayette County (Fayette County Early Learning Center) was selected to receive a Molina Foundation grant of 4,000 new children’s book to help the families it served create word-filled homes and promote reading and learning.
Daily Inter Lake
January 14, 2018 – Kalispell, MT | The Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana has received a grant of 2,916 new children’s books valued at $24,000 to help the low-income families it serves promote reading and learning. Community Action Partnership advocates to alleviate poverty, improve lives, and strengthen communities in Lake, Lincoln, Flathead and Sanders counties.
Weirton Daily Times
January 2, 2018 – Weirton, WV | C.H.A.N.G.E. Inc., a Community Action Agency, recently received a donation from The Molina Foundation’s Launch into Learning campaign of 4,608 new children’s books to distribute to local families through Family Medical Care Community Health Center’s Free Books for Kids program.
December 2017
WFVX-TV Fox/ABC
December 8, 2017 – Bangor, ME | A story was aired and posted on the station’s website about Penquis, a community action agency based in Bangor. Penquis, which had received a Launch into Learning book grant from The Molina Foundation, donated a portion of those books to a local hospital.
WLUC-TV NBC/Fox
December 5, 2017 – Negaunee Township, MI | A 2-min story aired on the station’s local news about a community holiday gift program in Ironwood to which the Michigan State University Cooperative Extension’s Upper Peninsula program contributed books donated by The Molina Foundation.
November 2017
WTOV-TV Fox
November 28, 2017 – Steubenville, OH | A 2-min. story aired on the station’s local news about The Molina Foundation’s Launch into Learning grant of nearly 5,000 books to CHANGE, Inc. The books are to be given away by CHANGE to families visiting medical, dental and other service offices.
Weirton Daily Times
November 26, 2017 – Weirton, WV | A news story about the book grant received by CHANGE, Inc. from The Molina Foundation ran in The Weirton Daily Times, a newspaper that covers Brooke and Hancock counties in the state’s “panhandle” area.
CHANGE, Inc.
November 16, 2017 – Weirton, WV | A colorful online news posting by CHANGE, Inc., a community action agency based in Weirton. CHANGE received a grant of 4,608 new children’s books from The Molina Foundation. The books will be given away through CHANGE’s Free Books for Kids program, a reading initiative for the low-income families served in the state’s rural northern “panhandle” area as well as parts of eastern Ohio.
Agriculture is America.
November 14, 2017 – Washington, DC | A homepage website story posted by Agriculture is America about The Molina Foundation’s grant of 7,000 new children’s books to the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension. The books will be given away by the Delaware 4-H program to children from low-income communities. Agriculture is America is affiliated with the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities.
Books Across Delaware
November 2, 2017 – Newark, DE | An online news posting by the University of Delaware about The Molina Foundation’s grant of 7,000 new books to the state’s Cooperative Extension program. The Books Across Delaware grant was in partnership with Delaware 4-H to reach children from low-income, at-risk communities for reading and family learning time as the school year continues.
September 2017
Online PR News
September 8, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA | One of the recipients of the Books Across Philadelphia campaign, Elwyn’s Special Education for Early Intervention Program, promoted their grant of 450 new books to support their work in underserved communities in Philadelphia.
Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel
September 6, 2017 – Augusta, ME | The daily newspaper published a story about the Kennebec Valley Community Action Program and Educare Central Maine’s participation in the BooksAcross Maine campaign sponsored by Molina Medicaid Solutions of Maine.
Turner Publishing
September 2, 2017 – Waterville, ME | A story posted on an online newspaper about The Molina Foundation grantee, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program, receiving 500 books as part of the Books Across Maine campaign in collaboration with Molina Medicaid Solutions of Maine and the Maine Community Action Association.
August 2017
WUVP Univision 65
August 29, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA | A 2:50 Spanish-language video highlighting The Molina Foundation’s Books Across Philadelphia campaign bringing 14,000 new to 27 community agencies across Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. The campaign was coordinated in partnership with the national Community Action Partnership, Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services, and the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania.
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WTXF Fox 29
August 29, 2017 – Philadelphia, PA | A 2:27 piece showcasing 14,000 new books that were given to 27 community agencies across Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania as part of an innovative campaign with the national Community Action Partnership, Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Office of Homeless Services, and the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania.
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Lewiston Sun Journal
August 25, 2017 – Lewiston, ME | A Molina Foundation grantee, Community Concepts is highlighted when they received 708 books to distribute to families through its Head Start Early Learning Centers and Home Visiting programs as part of the Books Across Maine campaign sponsored by Molina Medicaid Solutions of Maine and the Maine Community Action Association.
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The Virginia Mountaineer
August 17, 2017 – Grundy, VA | The weekly rural newspaper covered the Books Across Virginia campaign bringing 50,000 books to families in need in collaboration with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia 4-H.
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The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel
August 16, 2017 – Augusta, ME | Highlights of a 5,000 book statewide campaign, Books Across Maine, bringing books to children in every county in the state in collaboration with the Maine Community Action Association and Molina Medicaid Solutions of Maine.
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Maryland Daily Record
August 16, 2017 – Baltimore, MD | Story about the Books Across Baltimore campaign bringing 4,700 new books to families in need in collaboration with Molina Medicaid Solutions.
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WVNS Fox 59
August 15, 2017 – Ghent, WV | Coverage of The Molina Foundation’s partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia 4-H to distribute 50,000 books to low-income communities across Virginia.
Augusta Free Press
August 15, 2017 – Waynesboro, VA | Showcasing The Molina Foundation’s partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia 4-H to distribute 50,000 books to low-income communities across Virginia.
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June 2017
LATimes.com
June 22, 2017 – Los Angeles, CA | A front-page story about a 5,000-book Families Learning Together distribution at a Costa Mesa public school by the Daily Pilot, an Orange County community newspaper of the LA Times.
EdinburgReview.com
June 6, 2017 – Edinburg, TX | Robert Vela High School donated a surplus of books to the Edinburg Housing Authority on Wed. May 31 as a part of the school’s effort to donate new books to different community organizations.
LoganDaily.com
Ohio | A story in the local newspaper about the delivery of 264 Share-a-Story campaign books to the Hocking Athens Perry Community Action Program (HAPCAP) in southeastern Ohio.
May 2017
TheIEVoice.com
May 25, 2017 Riverside, CA | Vision2Read, the literacy campaign held in San Bernardino, was awarded two 2017 Achievements Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) in civic education and public information.
LaPrensa-SanDiego.org
May 19, 2017 San Diego, CA | A story in Spanish, along with a photo, about a Share-a-Story reading event at the Chicano Federation’s Barrio Logan Child Development Center was published in the area’s bilingual weekly community newspaper in print and online:
KUSI-TV Independent
May 16, 2017 San Diego, CA | A 1-min. news story was aired on the Share-a-Story morning reading event at the Chicano Federation Barrio Logan Child Development Center.
Guest Blog Post, alsc.ala.org
May 15, 2017 – Chicago, IL | Opening a good book can help boost vocabulary, reduce stress, improve empathy and help a child develop a life-long love of reading.
April 2017
SBSun.com
April 26, 2017 Sandpoint, ID | On and around April 30, libraries, schools and communities across the Inland Empire and around the country celebrate Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day).
PriestRiverTimes.com
April 26, 2017 Sandpoint, ID | Newport Hospital and Health Services Foundation announced April 20 that it has received a major donation of 500 new children’s books in support of its local efforts to promote literacy at home and help close the “word gap” impacting youths in underserved communities.
American Library Association
April 12, 2017 Chicago, IL | An online web news item posted by the American Library Association about The Molina Foundation becoming an Official Supporter of the ALA/ALSC Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros national literacy initiative.
DeseretNews.com
April 7, 2017 Salt Lake City, UT | A total of 3,600 new children’s books — enough to fill a library shelf nearly 150 feet long — were given away by the Molina Foundation as part of its 2017 Share-a-Story Campaign, a national initiative taking place this spring to highlight the importance of storytelling and book reading for children of all linguistic, cultural and economic backgrounds.
KTVX-TV ABC
April 7, 2017 – Salt Lake City, UT | A 2-min. news story aired on the station’s 5 pm newscast about The Molina Foundation’s Share-a-Story book donation and student distribution event at Bennion Elementary School in the Salt Lake City School District.
KULX-TV Telemundo
Salt Lake City, UT | A 2.5-min. news (in Spanish) story aired on the station’s afternoon newscast about The Molina Foundation’s Share-a-Story book donation and student distribution event at Bennion Elementary School in the Salt Lake City School District.
March 2017
KMEX-TV Univision
March 24, 2017 Los Angeles, CA | A 1-minute story aired on the station’s evening news about the community health fair presented by El Nido Family Centers in South L.A.
KFXV-TV Fox
March 10, 2017 – McAllen, TX | A story aired on the station’s nightly news about a Launch Into Learning book distribution event presented by the McAllen Independent School District at an elementary school.
KVEO-TV NBC
Brownsville, TX | A 1-min. story aired on the station’s evening news about a Launch Into Learning book distribution event presented by McAllen ISD at an elementary school.
January 2017
The Brownsville Herald
January 27, 2017 – Brownsville, TX | We absolutely believe that will happen with the 280,000 new children’s books that were given away recently in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley areas by the Molina Foundation, a California nonprofit organization.
KVEO-TV, NBC / RGV Proud
January 18, 2017 – Brownsville, TX | The books have a total value of $328,000. The Molina Foundation donated children’s storybooks, as well as activity, work and study books.
The Edinburg Review
January 6, 2017 – Edinburg, TX | The Molina Foundation recently donated 44,000 free new books – enough to fill a library shelf nearly a half-mile long – to students from the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District.