Founded
in 1961, the Newspaper Association of America Foundation is
the educational and charitable arm of NAA.
It is dedicated to developing tomorrow’s readers by encouraging
them to acquire and value information from newspapers and other
media. The Foundation achieves these objectives by:
• Operating programs that promote newspaper use by young people.
• Forming strategic alliances.
• Making targeted grants to leverage its resources.
• Improving youth literacy through family and community initiatives.
The Foundation’s programs are targeted to students in elementary
school through early college. These programs emphasize the use
of newspapers by young people, but also include use of and facility
with other media. Foundation programs are concentrated in three
major areas:
• Newspaper in Education: NAA Foundation provides resources
and training to newspapers and educators on the use of newspapers
in schools; helps newspapers develop strategic plans for promoting
and marketing their NIE services; and represents newspapers
with a broad variety of education partners. |
• Newspaper
Content for Youth: The Foundation serves as an information
clearinghouse on youth readership initiatives by newspapers
and will help newspapers plan and evaluate youth features
and other content for young readers and their families.
• Student Newspapering: The Foundation provides information
and resources to newspapers, educators and young people to
support the publication of school newspapers.
The NAA
Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Contributions
are tax deductible and may be made in the form of cash, securities
and bequests. Contact Tom Helinski: (703) 902-1863, helit@naa.org.
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