Books for Collier Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving children’s literacy, is partnering with the Collier County Sherriff’s Office to provide free books to children at an event hosted by CCSO. The event, called “Hot Summer Nights 2023”, will … Continue reading →
Books for Collier Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a steady stream of new books to children in low-income families throughout Collier County, is partnering with Collier County Sheriff’s Office to distribute books to children during Hot Summer Nights … Continue reading →
Did you know the all-volunteer nonprofit organization Books for Collier Kids has donated more than 1.6 million new, age-appropriate books since launching in 2005? Currently, BCK distributes 100,000 books to approximately 7,400 children each school year. Originally, the all-volunteer group … Continue reading →
Books for Collier Kids (BCK), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a steady stream of new books to children in low-income families throughout Collier County, was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Marco Island Fund of the Collier Community Foundation … Continue reading →
Books for Collier Kids continues its book distribution during summer break to offset the loss of literacy skills known as “summer slide.” Without access to a steady stream of books throughout the summer, low-income children return to fall classes with … Continue reading →
Through First Book’s national organization, we are able to purchase top-quality new books at a fraction of the retail cost. A donation of $500 provides ten books for each disadvantaged child in an entire pre-K, K, or first-grade classroom.
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