There
are many book-related charities that need your support. Here are 10 to zero in
on. They are each worth your money and time:
1. Book
Industry Charitable Foundation
Dedicated
to serving booksellers in need.
2. House
of Speak Easy
A home for close encounters of a literary kind: a
place where authors and their audiences come together in innovative and
sustaining ways.
3. Reading
Is Fundamental
They develop content and resources to promote literacy. It has a long history
of success.
4. Book
Aid International
Distributing books to libraries, schools, hospitals, prisons,
refugee camps and rural communities, Book Aid International works to encourage
literacy and access to reading materials in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle
East
5. First
Book
Since 1992, First Book has provided over 120 million new books to
children in low-income areas. In addition to donating new books directly to
schools, the nonprofit created First Book Marketplace, a self-sustaining
program that makes learning materials available to educators and program
leaders at more affordable prices. Additionally, the First Book National Book
Bank is the largest clearinghouse for new books donated by publishers in the U.S
6. Project
Night Night
Project Night Night donates over
30,000 Night Night Packages each year to homeless children 12 and under who
need our childhood essentials to have a concrete and predictable source of
security and an increased exposure to high-quality literacy materials during
their time of upheaval.
7. Ferst
Readers
Ferst Readers' mission is to
strengthen communities by providing quality books and literacy resources for
children and their families to use at home during the earliest stages of
development.
8. Children’s Literacy
Initiative
Children's Literacy
Initiative works with educators to transform instruction so that children can
become powerful readers, writers and thinkers. CLI envisions a nation where
every child has the power of literacy and the opportunity for a lifetime of
success. CLI works with teachers to transform literacy instruction in
public, charter, and parochial schools to ensure that students can read on
grade level.
9. The Pajama Program
It gives the gift of
sleepwear and a bedtime book to children, with a large portion of donations
going to children who have been, or are waiting to be, adopted.
10. Raising A reader
It does more than just
distribute books. Through nationwide programs, it works closely with children
and their parents to help them develop literacy strategies like teaching them
read aloud and communication techniques.
Here
are 20 places to donate books to:
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