Thank you for the books that you gave me. Thank you. – Janet
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Thank You Thursday Gaby D
Thank you for the books that you have donated so every kid can get to read a book this summer. – Gaby D
Thank You Thursday Brianna
Thank you for the lovely books, I chose “Humphrey” and “The Incredible Journey”. I appreciate the books you let me choose they will really help me for summer. 🙂 – Brianna
The Story
How 25Books Came to Be 25Books is the evolution of another book giveaway program called Launch Pad. Launch Pad Educational Programs began in 2011 as a small group of volunteers hoping to improve educational outcomes for foster, homeless, and low-income children who also had learning difficulties. From 2012 to 2015 Launch Pad, an all-volunteer, part-time, non-profit program, offered specialized one-to-one …
Thank You Thursday Cesar
“Thank you for letting me get the books The Case of the Sausage Statue, and the book Haunted Hay Ride. Thank you for letting me get them because I need something to read over the summer.” – Cesar
Elementary Schools
25Books partners with librarians at elementary schools in the local Santa Cruz County area to put on book fairs for kids where they can choose brand new books for free.
Support the Program
Here’s how to support 25Books. Currently the best way to donate is via check. Checks should be made out to our fiscal sponsor The Social Good Fund with our program 25Books on the memo line. Financial Donations can be mailed to: 25Books PO Box 5360 Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Thank you for your support!
25 Reasons For 25 Books
25 Reasons for 25 Books The Need: 1. 61% of America’s low-income children are growing up in homes without books. (Reading Literacy in the United States: Findings from the IEA Reading Literacy Study, 1996.). 2. 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 …
Community Programs
25Books works with community programs in the Santa Cruz County area to distribute books to kids who need them.