First Book-Greater New Orleans is excited to announce our next round of book grants for the 2008-2009 school year! Since the 2007 academic year, we have been able to grant over 42,600 brand new books to over 77 literacy programs (under-resourced classrooms, daycare centers, after school tutoring programs, etc.) serving 10,000 children from low-income families in the New Orleans area. Each child receives an average of 4-5 new books throughout the year to start their own personal home libraries. What makes our program special is that, often, children are the ones that choose their own books, and they choose from over a thousand titles of the most popular children’s books. Details available at www.firstbook.org/nola.
Initiating Success for New Orleans Afterschool
