Village Training Institute Awards Grant To Rolling Readers USA To Initiate Development Infrastructure Project
The Village Training Institute (VTI), a division of Father JoeÂ’s Villages (FJV), has awarded Rolling Readers USA $5735.00 for technology and software purchases designed to organize their donor and volunteer databases.
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 25, 2005
Rolling Readers USA, a national nonprofit literacy organization based in San Diego, CA, has served thousands of children and their families by delivering quality literacy programs and books. Rolling Readers is pleased to have been selected as a grant recipient and they look forward to collaborating with VTI during the development of their new data tracking system.
“This award is a meaningful and generous example of the Village Training Institute’s commitment to helping community organizations to be stronger and better through quality guidance and support. We are extremely grateful for this gift” says Dave Andrews, executive director of Rolling Readers USA. Rolling Readers USA was one of only four agencies to receive funding from VTI for this sub-grant award cycle.
VTI, created to expand the depth and breadth of support that FJV provides to other social service agencies, serves as an intermediary organization providing sub-grant awards to faith-based and community organizations through the United States Department of Health and Human Service's Compassion Capital Fund (CCF). Since 2003, VTI has issued 36 sub-award grants to faith-based and community organizations. The total amount awarded to date is $896,866.
About Rolling Readers USA:
Since 1991, Rolling Readers USA has been dedicated to ending the epidemic of illiteracy in the communities where they serve. Their aim is to promote early literacy skills and lifelong reading by providing high-quality books, materials, and volunteer services.
For more information about Rolling Readers USA, visit their website at www. rollingreaders. org.
For information about VTI visit them on the web at www. villagetraininginstitute. org.
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