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To inspire underserved children to reach for their dreams through innovative reading programs and by advancing the cause of early childhood literacy.
Our Always Reading literacy program combines technology with books to raise literacy skills, increase overall academic success and life potential. We also inspire children to “dream big” through engaging families with community events and serving as an advocate, highlighting the importance of early childhood literacy.
We work to connect children with e-books and technology in underserved classrooms.
We focus on children in Title 1 schools in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, Hawaii and Phoenix, serving 17 schools, 64 classrooms and impacting over 1,600 students.
Over the last 20 years, we've been so honored to have support from so many donors, sponsors, and advocates. We're delighted to have long time supporter and dear friend Scott Hamilton as our emcee for our Annual Gala to help advance the cause of early childhood literacy in underserved youth. #ADFTurns20
Thrilled to share that our founder and The New York Times bestselling author,Kristi Yamaguchi will be releasing a new picture book in just under three weeks! A percentage of the proceeds will help fund our work with advancing literacy in underserved youth. #PassOnSomeKindness Sourcebooks
In few weeks our founder @kristiyamaguchi will be releasing her latest illustrated book Cara’s Kindness!… https://t.co/fWRe27rwDk
Delighted to have @ScottHamilton84 emcee our Annual Gala & help advance early childhood literacy in underserved you… https://t.co/yT9vV3oFUQ
Join us on Oct 8th! https://t.co/9NaKhaCvon
We're honored to welcome Grammy Award-Winning musician, singer, song writer, Sarah McLachlan to the stage at our Annual Gala to celebrate our 20th anniversary. #ADFTurns20
Honored 2 welcome Grammy Award-Winning musician, singer, song writer, @SarahMcLachlan to our Annual Gala #ADFTurns20 https://t.co/f9jfKl6mGh
We're thrilled to share that Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation is now on Amazon Smile! It's a great, and easy way to show your support for advancing childhood literacy with everyday purchases.
Here's how it works: visit https://smile.amazon.com, type in Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation as your preferred non-profit organization, and Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase to our foundation. Make sure to visit amazon smile for all your purchases and help us continue to make an impact! #amazonsmile #makeadifference
Over the last 20 years @kristiyamaguchi & ADF have impacted students across the nation. Join us 10/8 #ADFTurns20 https://t.co/PcF9CCiPEN
20 years ago, our founder Kristi Yamaguchi, embarked on a mission to change the lives of children in her community. Since then, we've grown to serve 17 schools in 64 classrooms, and impacting over 1,600 students. Join us October 8th in celebrating our success in advancing early childhood literacy in underserved youth. Visit https://www.alwaysdream.org/events/annual-gala/ for more details. #ADFTurns20
As we kick off September, we love remembering the impact we've had & are excited about what's to come! #Backtoschool https://t.co/6GcBq4F40g
This year, we're celebrating 20 years of making a difference in the lives of children. As we kick off this September, the official back to school season, we love remembering the positive impact we've made in schools across the nation so far, and are excited to look at what's ahead in the years to come! #BacktoSchool
It's that time of the year again! As Back to School week kicks off across the country, we're taking a look back at some of our most heartwarming moments. Cheers to celebrating our Always Reading Kindergarten graduates! We can't wait to meet our new, soon-to-be graduates this year! Keep reading!
ADF and the awesome team from Cartwright School District #83 at Read On Arizona literacy summit. So appreciate the Principal's and the work they do everyday! Our collaboration with CSD, starting with Superintendent Dr. Chavez will allow us to reach more students and actively engage parents in their everyday learning. Special thanks to our strategic alliances with Raising A Reader National and myON, together we can make a difference!
Celebrity Family Feud
Our founder, Kristi Yamaguchi, and her family will compete on an episode of Celebrity Family Feud in support of the Always Dream Foundation. The competition will be fierce as they battle it out against the family of actor/comedian, Tommy Davidson. Team Yamaguchi consists of Kristi (as the team captain), Bret Hedican (Kristi’s husband), Brett Yamaguchi (Kristi’s brother), Lori Yamaguchi (Kristi’s sister & Executive Director of ADF), and Jim Yamaguchi (Kristi’s father). How will Team Yamaguchi and Always Dream Foundation fare? To find out, tune in to join the fun on Sunday, August 21st at 8:00pm on the ABC network!
Please come out to join us at Kristi Yamaguchi's Reading Adventures at Happy Hollow! This family-friendly event will features local celebrities and authors reading their favorite stories, as well as entertainment and all the fun that Happy Hollow Park & Zoo has to offer! Hope to see you there! For more information, visit http://www.hhpz.org/index.cfm/id/4397
Story time! #alwaysdream #moana
What a great day with guest story readers, First Lady Dawn Ige and Auli'i Cravalho, the voice of Moana in the upcoming Disney Animation feature, Moana! #alwaysdream #earlychildhoodlitetacy