Dibs For Kids

DIBS FOR KIDS STANDS FOR "DELIVERING INFINITE BOOK SHELVES FOR KIDS." OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT OMAHA TO BECOME THE NATION'S FIRST LARGE, URBAN COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, HAS (1) ACCESS TO A GREAT BOOK TO TAKE HOME EVERY NIGHT AND (2) A DESIRE TO READ THAT BOOK FOR FUN AS A PATH TOWARD 3RD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY. OUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CNCS' EDUCATION FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO 1) IMPROVE THE DIBS PROGRAM FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS, 2) IMPROVE THE DIBS PROGRAM FOR THE FAMILIES WE SERVE, 3) HELP BUILD OUR CAPACITY TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM, AND 4) HELP POSITION THE PROGRAM FOR LONGER-TERM FUNDING AND GRANTS, ALL OF WHICH WILL IMMEDIATELY BENEFIT OUR CURRENT 1,000 FAMILIES, AND WILL POSITION US TO GROW TO SERVE THOUSANDS MORE (LIKELY 3,000 FAMILIES BY AUGUST 2019). OVER THE COURSE OF 2018 EIGHT VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DESIGNING PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS, TESTING THEM OUT, HELPING DOCUMENT OUR WORK SO THAT DIBS CAN EXPAND, AND HELPING BUILD SYSTEMS FOR WRITING GRANTS FOR FUTURE GROWTH.