– Joe Landon for Florida Weekly – December 16, 2021 Kids must learn to read so they may read to learn. But they need books at home to help make it happen. “Can you imagine a child growing up without … Continue reading →
Collier Citizen – July 15, 2015 Can you imagine a child growing up without a single book in his or her home?” The question was posed by Joanne Wyss, founder and chair of Books for Collier Kids, formerly known as First … Continue reading →
“If you can get the book about snakes, I’ll try to get the book about cars.” Thus whispered one little boy to his brother at the dedication of their family’s new Habitat home, looking at a brightly painted bookshelf holding … Continue reading →
Each March 2, Books for Collier Kids celebrates Dr. Seuss’s birthday in two ways. One is to invite our supporters to “Stay at Home and Read” as part of a non-benefit fundraising effort. The other is to give all our … Continue reading →
February 12, 2013 First Book-Collier County received the 2013 Harvey Kapnick Award from the Community Foundation of Collier County The award was presented to FBCC’s Chair and Co-founder, Joanne Wyss, by Kathleen Kapnick at the Foundation’s annual Celebration of Philanthropy … Continue reading →
STARFISH! In the past seven years it has given more than 350,000 books to pre-kindergarten through second-grade students in Head Start and Title I school programs. No wonder First Book will be honored by the Community Foundation of Collier County … Continue reading →
First Book-Collier County was recently featured on the Collier County School District website as a Featured Partner for the thousands of books distributed to children living in poverty who attend Collier County Schools. Click here to read the full story.
Continue reading →When Joanne Wyss and her husband, Karl, were tutoring pre-K children at Manatee Elementary in Naples, they were shocked to discover that most children from low-income families had almost no books in their homes. Click here to read the full … Continue reading →
One hundred Habitat for Humanity families received personal libraries thanks to a collaboration among four Collier County organizations—First Book-Collier County, Christ Child Society of Naples, Notre Dame Club of Naples and Habitat for Humanity of Collier County. Click here or … Continue reading →
First Book-Collier County celebrated the birthday of Theodor Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, with a “Stay at Home and Read” fundraiser on March 2, 2013. This local non-profit organization’s event was held in conjunction with the national literacy movement, Read … Continue reading →
