"Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often."
Barack Obama

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Did You Know? 

Sixty-one percent of low-income families have no books at all in their homes for their children. 

While low-income children have, on average, four children’s books in their homes, a team of researchers concluded that nearly two-thirds of the low-income families they studied owned no books for their children (US Dept. of Education, 1996).



But There is Hope

The most successful way to improve the reading achievement of low-income children is to increase their access to print.

 Communities ranking high in achievement tests have several factors in common: an abundance of books in public libraries, easy access to books in the community at large, and a large number of textbooks per student (Newman et al., 2000).



Here is How You Can Help! 

When you partner with us, your contribution will go towards gifting books to children in need. Our first goal is to gift books to 1,000 students. 

Remember reading and access to books is the biggest factor in closing the educational gap between the privileged and less affluent families. Increasing access to high quality books at home is essential to battling educational inequity. 


“Access to Books - Scholastic | Books for Kids.” Access to Books, Scholastic, http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face/pdf/research-compendium/access-to-books.pdf.