/PRNewswire/ The Board of Directors for Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) honored 10 Orange County residents with developmental disabilities at its.
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Literacy Efforts Recognized With Congressional Award
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. The Literacy Project, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., has been awarded special congressional recognition for its work battling illiteracy in the community.
Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) presented the award May 26 to Literacy Project Foundation founder and volunteer chief executive Sue Grant during a ceremony held at The Mission Inn in Riverside.
Founded in 2009, The Literacy Project, in partnership with The Regents of the University of California, co-developed the reading game The New Phonics Game. The game helps teach phonetic skills to students that are performing well below English proficiency standards.
“It’s always an honor to receive awards like this congressional recognition by Congressman Calvert,” Grant told the Epoch Times. “It helps us to shine a light on the alarming decrease in reading proficiency levels, especially right now as we continue to battle the effects of school clos
Deputy Who Was Abandoned as a Baby Donates Gifts to Shelter That Took Him In 47 Years Ago
An Orange County sheriff’s deputy led a massive holiday gift drive for a local children’s home, a shelter with which he has a profound connection. The same home took the deputy into its care after he was abandoned as a baby.
Deputy Josh Broadwater, 47, was just one day old when he was found in the restroom of Anaheim gas station. The Los Angeles Times reported on the incident, detailing that the baby boy had been wrapped in a blanket with a full bottle of milk, a can of formula, and a box of diapers, according to CBSLA.
Deputy who was abandoned as baby donates Christmas gifts to childrenâs shelter in Calif. By KCAL/KCBS Staff | December 24, 2020 at 12:36 AM CST - Updated December 24 at 6:59 AM
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - A California deputy spearheaded a Christmas campaign to bring holiday cheer to children at the shelter that took him in after he was abandoned as a baby.
Deputies with the Orange County Sheriffâs Office filled a room with Christmas presents for the children at Orangewood Childrenâs Home, a shelter for children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned.
For one deputy, 47-year-old Josh Broadwater, the initiative was personal. As a 1-day-old infant, he was found abandoned in a restroom at an Anaheim gas station. He was wrapped in a blanket with a note attached that read, âPlease love meâ and was taken to the shelter.