Media Room: Awards for WriteGirl
2022 Dorothy M. McKenzie Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Children’s Literature, the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California
2020 The Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award
2017 HALO Award presented to WriteGirl and volunteer Clare Sera by The Carl & Roberta Deutsch Foundation
2017 Arts & Sciences Cities of Distinction Award, The Phi Beta Kappa Society
2016 The Creative Economy innOVATION Grant Award
2016 Women of Influence, L.A. Biz
2014 Keren Taylor named CNN Hero
2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, Awardee
An initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities (PCAH) and the highest national honor awarded to exemplary after-school and out-of-school time programs from across the country. The President’s Committee partners with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to administer the program.
2013 Women Making a Difference Award, Los Angeles Business Journal, Finalist
2013 SHero Award for Allison Deegan, WriteGirl Associate Director
2012 Albert R. Rodriguez Civic Legacy Award
2011 President’s National Youth, Arts and Humanities Program Awards, Finalist
2011 Women Making a Difference Award, Los Angeles Business Journal, Finalist
2010- 2011 California Nonprofit of the Year Award and Medal for Service
2010 Humanitas Philanthropy Prize
2010 Azusa Unified School District Certificate of Appreciation
2010 Annenberg Alchemy Leadership Champion
2010 Ruby Award, Women Helping Women, Soroptimist International
2009 California Governor and First Lady’s Nonprofit Leader Medal for Service, Finalist
2009 Springfield College School of Human Services Community Hero Award
2008 President’s Volunteer Call to Service Award
2008 Community Woman of Achievement, Business & Professional Women Hollywood
2008 Women Making a Difference Award, Los Angeles Business Journal, Finalist
2008 Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
2008 Coming Up Taller Award, President’s Arts and Humanities Committee, Semi-Finalist
2007 Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
2006 Soroptimist International, Making a Difference for Women Award
2006 Certificate of Achievement, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Commendation Letter
2006 Senator Gilbert Cedillo, 2nd District of CA, Commendation
2006 Gloria Molina, Supervisor, 1st District of California, Commendation
2006 Fabian Nunez, Speaker of the Assembly, Certification of Recognition
2006 Congressman Ed Reyes, 1st District of Los Angeles, Commendation
2005 Certificate of Appreciation, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
2004 President’s Volunteer Call to Service Award