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7 people are interested
Help Get Books into the Hands of Children with the Children's Book Bank
ORGANIZATION: The Children's Book Bank
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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7 people are interested
Come help clean and repair books to be given to children who may otherwise not have any books of their own. We will have an orientation at the beginning of the session to provide all the information you need for cleaning books.
Volunteers must be age 15+
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About The Children's Book Bank
Location:
1915 NE 7th Ave, Portland, OR 97212, US
Mission Statement
The mission of The Children's Book Bank is to increase the chances for children to succeed as future readers, learners, and citizens by filling their homes and lives with quality books.
Description
The Children’s Book Bank began when Founder and Executive Director Danielle Swope decided to find a way to give the stacks of books her children had outgrown. Inspired by her own experiences as a Teach for America teacher and a parent, Dani wanted to ensure that her children’s books got into the hands of kids who might not otherwise have books of their own at home. She contacted a local Head Start program that was happy to receive her family’s books and took her kids on a field trip to deliver them. Within a week her phone was ringing off the hook with people looking for the "Book Lady" and asking to sign up for her "program." Clearly, the community had a need for books! After a few pilot book drives, it became clear that the community ALSO had a supply of books to give. The missing piece was a sustainable system to get the books off shelves and into the hands and homes of kids in need. The Children’s Book Bank was created to fill that void by engaging the community in collecting, sorting, and distributing donated children’s books.
Since becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2008, The Children’s Book Bank has organized over 10,000 community volunteers to channel over 650,000 books into the hands and homes of over 50,000 children in need in the Portland area.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
716 NE Marine DrivePortland, OR 97211
DATE POSTED
March 2, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 hours