WE NEED BOOKS!
Many of Orange County’s low-income children are not receiving the early education that they need to succeed in school. Some experts believe that for America’s poorest children, the biggest obstacle to literacy is the scarcity of books and appropriate reading material in their homes. The NAEP 1998 Reading Report Card found that students with higher reading scores were more likely to report four types of reading materials in their homes.
ELP distributes thousands of new and gently used books every month to children being served by programs that promote literacy. And every month, we fall short of the need.
If you have children’s books to donate, please contact us, for we will happily take them.
If you want to support our efforts to place books in the hands of children with cash, your tax-deductible contribution can help us support our mission. Our collaboration with programs such as Reach Out and Read, Scholastic and First Book Marketplace allows us to purchase new books at substantially below retail value. Thus even a $50 donation can help us provide anywhere from 20-40 children with new books to call their own.
The Adopt-a-Reader program allows community members committed to promoting literacy the opportunity to get books directly into the hands of children. The Early Literacy Program has supported over 100,000 disadvantaged children and families in Orange County in the past three years. With your help, we can reach even more.
There are multiple levels of support that you can choose from to foster literacy development today. Each “book” level denotes how many young readers and families will be served with your generous donation.
50 Young Readers and their Families Served
$250 pledge
20 Young Readers and their Families Served
$100 pledge
10 Young Readers and their Families Served
$50 pledge
5 Young Readers and their Families Served
$25 pledge
To contribute a cash donation, please make your check out to Early Literacy Program and mail it to:
PHFE / Early Literacy Program
Attn: Gloria Martinez
2101 East Fourth Street, Suite 160B
Santa Ana, CA 92705
To contribute online, please CLICK HERE to be forwarded to our fiscal sponsor,
Public Health Foundation Enterprises.