Giving Back

This is the last installment of my bookish charity series. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have.  If you donated to any of them, I'd love to hear from you. Project Night Night Project Night Night donates over 25,000 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…

In keeping with the spirit of the season, I wanted the share the spirit of giving by shining a light on some bookish charities.  Over the next six weeks, I will be highlighting 12 bookish charities. First Book In low-income communities, books and educational resources are scarce. Kids start school behind their more affluent peers and never catch up.  Through their award-winning distribution channels, the First Book Marketplace, and the First Book National Book…

Week four is upon us.  Here are two more wonderful charities that you should consider donating to. ProLiteracy ProLiteracy, the largest adult literacy and basic education membership organization in the nation, believes that a safer, stronger, and more sustainable society starts with an educated adult population. For more than 60 years, ProLiteracy has been working across the globe to change lives and communities through the power of literacy. How you can help: ProLiteracy…

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I hope you are enjoying learning about these bookish charities as much as I am.  Here are two more for you to donate too. World Literacy Foundation The World Literacy Foundation is a global not-for-profit organization working to lift young people out of poverty through the power of literacy. They believe that every child should be able to read and write so they can enjoy lifelong learning and empowerment. The World…

I'm back with 2 more wonderful charities that help promote reading. United Through Books United Through Reading (UTR) was founded in 1989 by the wife of a Naval flight surgeon who deployed to Vietnam leaving his infant daughter at home. When the surgeon returned home, his little girl didn’t know him and he had to re-enter her life as a stranger. The founder was a reading specialist and knew firsthand the importance of exposing…