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126 people are interested
Help sort, sticker and pack books for children
ORGANIZATION: Bernie's Book Bank
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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126 people are interested
Bernie's Book Bank is looking for volunteers that wants a hands-on opportunity to impact the literacy crisis in Chicagoland.
We rely on thousands of volunteers to sort, sticker and bag collections of books for at-risk children. It's fun, easy, not messy or physically taxing, and very rewarding.
We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities.
We encourage individuals as well as groups of any size to spend their community service hours preparing books for distribution to the at-risk children we serve. Visit our website to sign up for one of our 18 weekly volunteer sessions: www.berniesbookbank.org/volunteer
Questions? Visit our FAQ page www.berniesbookbank.org/volunteer/faq
Contact Bernie's Book Bank by phone at 847-780-7323 or email at volunteer@berniesbookbank.org
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About Bernie's Book Bank
Location:
917 N Shore Drive, Lake Bluff, IL 60044, US
Mission Statement
Bernie’s Book Bank sources, processes and distributes quality new and gently used children’s books to significantly increase book ownership among under-served infants, toddlers and school-age children throughout Chicagoland.
Description
Reading is the single most important skill a child needs to learn. Yet studies show that 61% of low-income families don't have any books at all in their homes for their children.
Bernie's Book Bank is the logistical bridge between where books are today, and are no longer being used, to where they are not, but are desperately needed. We do three things exceptionally well: we collect hundreds of thousands of new and gently used books; we process them into collections of six age-appropriate and leveled books; and we deliver them directly into the hands of low-income children who have none of their own.
With a sense of urgency, we've taken the guesswork out of what to do with outgrown children's books.
Bernie's Book Bank is changing that trajectory today for more than 275,000 children in Chicago and its suburbs. Each child we serve receives a bag of books every year. The books are theirs to keep at home forever.
As our community's children's book bank, and a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization, we rely on donations of books, volunteers and funding! We have distributed over 20 MILLION books since 2009 and are growing rapidly to serve every under-served child in Chicagoland, and then to expand to other major cities in America.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Bernie's Book Bank917 North Shore DriveLake Bluff, IL 60044
DATE POSTED
January 20, 2020
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Between 90 minutes and 2 hours
- We welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities!