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•	Launched by The Times in 1998, Reading by 9 is a multiyear initiative aimed at helping Southern California kindergarten through third-grade students read at grade level by the age of nine. The program is supported by over 50 business, civic, education, media and philanthropic organizations. Reading by 9 has collected more than 4.3 million books to support reading programs and school libraries at elementary schools throughout Southern California. More than 1.6 million copies of a free, bilingual Parent Reading Guide are distributed each year.
•	The Los Angeles Times Family Fund, established in 2000, is a charitable fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation and receives foundation-matching dollars for its Summer Camp and Holiday campaigns. In 2007, these campaigns raised more than $2.9 million, including matching dollars from the McCormick Tribune Foundation, to support programs benefiting disadvantaged children and youth. All funds are distributed to organizations providing food, clothing and shelter; early childhood development and literacy programs; services for developmentally delayed and disabled children; at-risk prevention; and summer camp programs.
•	The nationally recognized Times in Education (TIE) program makes newspapers and learning materials available to Southern California teachers of grades kindergarten through adult education. Each year approximately 1 million students participate in TIE. Programs are available at no cost to teachers due to corporate sponsorships and subscriber donations.