Supporting the mission of the Infant Welfare Society since 1913.
INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO  3600 W. Fullerton Avenue,  Chicago, IL 60647  773.782.2800   fax  773.782.5042  info@infantwelfare.org

Infant Welfare Society of Chicago
presents

14th Annual Reading Round-Up
for IWS patients (not open to the public)

Saturday, June 20, 2009
Angel Harvey Infant Welfare Society of Chicago
Community Health Center
at 3600 W. Fullerton

from 10 p.m. to 1 p.m.
for a day of fun-filled family activities and games

Come join the Fun
Join us for a day of free family fun including:
Pony rides, crafts, facepainting, games and
prizes, free books and more!

In the event of rain Reading Round-Up will be cancelled.
For more information please or to make a donation
please contact Celia Rosales, 773-782-5039 or
Maria Penland at 773-782-5041

INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY HOSTS READING ROUND-UP
Annual outdoor event makes reading fun for families

Children and families from across the city participated in Reading Round-Up, a fun, outdoor event at the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago.  Reading Round-Up is dedicated to promoting literacy by distributing free books, offering free children’s literacy activities and lively entertainment.  Infant Welfare, along with Reach Out and Read, Literacy Chicago, and the IWS Auxiliary gave away hundreds of books in English and Spanish. 

Infant Welfare hosts Reading Round-Up annually as part of its Literacy Encouragement for Educational Readiness (LEER, or “to read” in Spanish) program.  Infant Welfare’s patient families face considerable barriers to developing their children’s reading and school-readiness skills, such as poverty and lack of English proficiency.  Based on the national Reach Out and Read (ROR) program, LEER distributes books to young children at every pediatric visit; provides ESL classes and advice from a nurse educator regarding the importance or reading; and hosts the Adventure Club, a group for children and teens that provides in-depth exposure to the arts, culture and science.

Founded in 1911, the Infant Welfare Society was an early pioneer and advocate for child and maternal health.  Infant Welfare provides pediatric care; obstetrics, gynecology and preventive health care for women; pediatric dental care and orthodontics; family counseling and therapy; and educational programs in parenting, child development and literacy. 

Infant Welfare recently opened a new community health center in Logan Square, on Chicago’s northwest side, where its array of services are more accessible to its patients.  The four-story, 40,000 square foot building will enable IWS to serve even more children and women.

AUXILIARY
Auxiliary of the
INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY of CHICAGO
INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY