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We have gone to college! Thank you to everyone who has donated over the years.
If you’d like to donate books, please contact Northern Virginia RIF (Reading is Fundamental) at this link: http://www.rifnova.org/donate-and-request-books.html
Give a Kid a Book
Give a Kid a Book collects new or gently used children’s books and donates them to organizations and shelters in the DC Metro area that are helping kids in need.
11,600+
Books donated
Since our launch in January 2022
Organizations assisted:
- Reading is Fundamental of Northern Virginia (RIF NOVA)
- Statesmen College Preparatory Academy for Boys in Southeast DC
- Second Story
- Latin American Youth Center
- Community Family Life Services
- United Way of the National Capital Area
- Comfort Cases
- Books Are Food for Your Brain
- Arlington Food Assistance Center
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(For residents of the D.C. Metro area)
61% of low-income families have no children’s books in their homes.
— Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Access to books at home improves literacy and is connected with future successes in school and jobs.
— Source: The Journal of Social Science Research
About Give a Kid a Book
Give a Kid a Book was founded by Alex and Elliot P. It launched in January 2022 and collects books year-round.
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