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For my Girl Scout Gold Award project I am planning and implementing a Saturday stories and activities program at Community Lutheran Ministry. (http://communitylutheranministry.org) This way the children will have easier access to age-appropriate books and new ideas, as well as a safe, welcoming place to go on Saturday afternoons.. I am also continuing to collect books that I can sort and donate to inner city youth.
Please check my wishlist page and contact me by e-mail (just click the envelope in the top left corner) if you can provide any donations. I appreciate your help. Thanks!
Please check my wishlist page and contact me by e-mail (just click the envelope in the top left corner) if you can provide any donations. I appreciate your help. Thanks!
Total books collected:
2012-2013: 1917
2014-2015: 1518
Did you know?
Over 40 % of Rochester children are below the poverty line.
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Rochester-New-York.html
According to languageandliteracyforall.org, "Over 60% of low-income families have no children’s books in the home."
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated, “Illiteracy exacerbates cycles of poverty, ill-health and deprivation. It weakens communities and undermines democratic processes through marginalization and exclusion. These and other impacts can combine to destabilize societies."
A child born to a literate mother is more likely to survive past the age of 5 than a child whose mother is illiterate.
http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Literacy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-cycle-of-poverty-3848564.php
Over 40 % of Rochester children are below the poverty line.
http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Rochester-New-York.html
According to languageandliteracyforall.org, "Over 60% of low-income families have no children’s books in the home."
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated, “Illiteracy exacerbates cycles of poverty, ill-health and deprivation. It weakens communities and undermines democratic processes through marginalization and exclusion. These and other impacts can combine to destabilize societies."
A child born to a literate mother is more likely to survive past the age of 5 than a child whose mother is illiterate.
http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Literacy-is-key-to-unlocking-the-cycle-of-poverty-3848564.php
