As of October 2011, we’ve helped provide over 40,000 books !
The Fall grant cycle is now closed.
If you are not currently a registered recipient group, please register at http://www.firstbook.org
Several of our Hampton Roads RGs applied for and received over 10,000 books from the Book Bank distribution in September.
(Free since they went to Cheverly, MD and Richmond, VA to pick them up.)
"First Book’s mission of creating a steady stream of new, age-appropriate books has been shown to nearly triple interest in reading within months."
- Harris, Louis. An Assessment of the Impact of First Book’s Northeast Program.
First Book - Hampton Roads' provides brand new books to children.
* A recent study shows that while in middle income neighborhoods the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio is 1 age-appropriate book for every 300 children.
* 80% of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for their children.
* 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.
* 80% of preschool and after-school programs serving low-income populations have no age-appropriate books for their children.
* 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.
Video credit: Josh Jones
