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Books For Collier Kids Featured on Noticias WINK
Noticias Wink reported on Books For Collier Kids and the efforts to get new books into the hands of children of Collier County and the work we do Habitat for Humanity. Click on the image below to watch the video. (Please note, the video is in Spanish.)
Continue reading →Books for Collier Kids awarded Naples Woman’s Club grant
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, was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Naples Woman’s Club. Erika Aron accepted the Naples Woman’s Club check on behalf of Books for Collier Kids. The Naples Woman’s Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the Naples area community through philanthropic activities and volunteer service. The Club’s 300 members … Continue reading →
Books for Collier Kids open windows for a life-long love of learning
(Joe Landon for Florida Weekly) 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 a single book at home?” That’s the question originally posed by Joanne Wyss, a founder of Books for Collier Kids, formerly First Book-Collier, when they began handing out free books to Collier County students in 2005. Since then, Books for … Continue reading →
BCK seeks qualified board members
BOOKS FOR COLLIER KIDS BOARD RECRUITMENT Founded in 2005, Books for Collier Kids is an all-volunteer organization with a single mission: to provide new books to children in need, addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy—access to books. We distribute new books monthly to children in Title I schools in pre-K, kindergarten, and first and second grades, as well as a new three-year-old program. In addition to the Collier County Public School System, … Continue reading →
