A generous donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has given us a fundraising challenge. If we can raise $25,000, they will match that amount!
What will we do with $50,000? A delivery van will help us distribute up to 10,000 more books each month to daycare centers and other nonprofit partners. We will easily serve a few thousand more children! We want to wrap up this campaign by the end of May, so won't you help donate now.
Become a member of our Legacy Library. For those of you able to donate more than $1,000, please reach out to me directly at larry@booksmiles.org. Corporate sponsorships are available!
Why do we need a van?
This new outreach program will help our growth and outreach capabilities by enabling us to deliver to daycare centers, preschools, and smaller nonprofit partners throughout New Jersey and the Philly region. The van will help us deliver and pick up books more efficiently at smaller venues.
Did you know?
What will we do with $50,000? A delivery van will help us distribute up to 10,000 more books each month to daycare centers and other nonprofit partners. We will easily serve a few thousand more children! We want to wrap up this campaign by the end of May, so won't you help donate now.
Become a member of our Legacy Library. For those of you able to donate more than $1,000, please reach out to me directly at larry@booksmiles.org. Corporate sponsorships are available!
Why do we need a van?
This new outreach program will help our growth and outreach capabilities by enabling us to deliver to daycare centers, preschools, and smaller nonprofit partners throughout New Jersey and the Philly region. The van will help us deliver and pick up books more efficiently at smaller venues.
Did you know?
- 80% of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for their children.
- 37% of children arrive at kindergarten without the skills necessary for lifetime learning.
- 45% of our nation's children live in neighborhoods that lack public libraries and stores that sell books, or in homes where books are an unaffordable or unfamiliar luxury.
- Books for kids actually contain 50% more words that children are unlikely to encounter frequently than regular conversation, TV or radio.
- For more interesting literacy stats, click here.