Be a Superhero!

Help every child to find their inner

Superhero!

Give them books!

 

The research is clear – access to books is essential for reading and literacy development.

Thanks to

Superhero

Supporters

like you, in 2014, we:

·       Gave over 53,000 books to Bay Area children from low-income families. This brought first time book ownership and the foundation of a home and school library to many children.

·       Increased by 250% the number of local organizations and classrooms to which we provide free books.

Children who read, succeed!

Every child deserves an equal chance

and books of their own. To:

·       Get involved

·       Learn how organizations can register for free books

·       Donate to First Book SF

Visit our blog at:

firstbooksf.blogspot.com

or to donate by check:

First Book – San Francisco

c/o Jude Deckenbach

368 Connecticut Street

San Francisco, CA 94107

Happy Holidays and best wishes

to you and yours from all of us at

First Book San Francisco!

Our Advisory Board members and affiliations:

Ande Elzie, Retired CCSF Instructor; Tutor, Monroe Elementary

Brian Castagne, Technology/Family Literacy Coord., Project Read, SFPL

Deena Minwalla, Head of Student Satisfaction, AltSchool

Irene Blum, Reading Specialist; Volunteer, Children’s Book Project

Jude Deckenbach, Chair, First Book SF Local Advisory Board

Ken Tray, Political Director, United Educators of San Francisco

Kendra Hyett, Non-Profit Consultant

Luanne Schulte, Speech Pathologist; Literacy Volunteer,

Up on Top After School and Summer Programs

Lynne Maes, Partner, Pulsing Word Consulting

Megumi Smisson, Marketing and Advertising Executive

Stephanie Tang, Coordinator, Screen Actors Guild Foundation

BookPALS – San Francisco

 About First Book

First Book is a national organization utilizing local advisory boards (LABs) to provide new books to children from low-income families.