2008

Grants 2008

Bell Multi-Cultural High School, DC                                        $3,000.00
For books for the school library, now housed in a new building serving 850 multi-cultural, low-income, inner-city minority and immigrant youth daily, during and after school.

Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, DC                $4,000.00
To fund books for their new library serving full time student ESOL adult population enrolled in their day, afternoon, and evening sessions obtaining their GEDs, improving English, and gaining life skills.

Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, Fairfax County, VA                  $5,000.00
Books for the Family Learning Program serving over 300 ESOL adults and 250 children with parent education workshops, childrens books, homework help in their life skills curriculum.

Maryland Public Television, Baltimore, MD                                 $1,000.00
For books for the Ready to Lead in literacy project, targeted to in-home day care providers in the inner-city Baltimore area, where currently only 58% of children enter school ready to read.

Windham Center School, Windham, CT                                 $ 500.00
For a bilingual book collection for 3rd & 4th grade students in this Title 1 school where over ½ of the families fall below poverty level and the library is the only resource for bilingual materials.

Ironwood Carnegie Library, Ironwood MI                                  $1,500.00
For books for their childrens and teens collection

Literature for All of Us, Evanston, IL                                          $2,000.00
For books for their weekly teen book groups

New Horizons Learning Center, Panama City, FL                          $1,500.00
To fund books for the new library in this school serving students that have been expelled or have behavior problems.

Wood-To-Wonderful, Bernville, PA                                          $1,000.00
To fund books for their Reading is Toy-rific program

Bright Start Elementary, Lakeview, MI                                 $1,000.00
To fund books for their reading program

Brooklyn Park Middle School, Baltimore City, MD                         $1,000.00
For books for their Read One, Get One Free Programe

Marley Elementary School, Glen Burnie, MD                         $1,000.00
For books for their reading and book giveaway program

Project Starburst, Big Rapids, MI                                         $1,000.00
For books for the only program serving teens in need during the holiday season

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego, CA                           $ 750.00
To fund books for this library which has only donated books, serving 80% kids in need

Washoe County School District, Reno, NV                                  $ 750.00
To fund books for their Read & Succeed book program

Woodworkers for Children Charity, Laytonsville, MD                 $1,500.00
For books for this local program serving 13 Title I schools in MD