Empowering Young Minds Through Books
Help us provide underprivileged children with the books they need to unlock their full potential and create a brighter future.
Our Mission
Our mission is to put books in the hands of children who might not otherwise have regular access to them: children in shelters, homeless children, and undocumented children.
We accomplish this by partnering with organizations these children frequent and establishing "book nooks" in these locations. The "book nooks" typically take the form of bookshelves in waiting rooms or little library-type areas in these organizations. However, we do not mandate that every partnership establish a "book nook" but rather encourage them to use the books we supply in whatever way works best for them.
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Our Partner Organizations
We are proud to work alongside these incredible organizations to make a positive impact in our community.
LUCY Outreach
Camden, NJ
LUCY is a nonprofit organization that provides many resources to kids and their families in Camden and surrounding towns including after school care, summer programs, sports, field trips, counseling, support groups, and college and career guidance.
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Mighty Writers
Camden, NJ
Mighty Writers is an after school program that teaches kids in Camden aged 3-17 reading and writing skills. They also host several food distribution events throughout the year for the entire neighborhood.
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Osborn Family Health Center
Camden, NJ
Osborn provides free healthcare and services to under-served populations in Camden and surrounding areas, including food clinics, holiday events, and more.
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Providence House
Burlington County, NJ
Providence House supports individuals and families experiencing domestic violence with counseling, advocacy, education, and housing support.
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Women Against Abuse
Philadelphia, PA
Women Against Abuse provides housing, career resources, and guidance to individuals facing domestic violence in Philadelphia.
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Cradles to Crayons
Philadelphia, PA
Cradles to Crayons provides essential items like clothes, shoes, books, and school supplies to more than 200,000 children annually.
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Pitman, NJ
Angels Outreach is a nonprofit organization that provides necessities and services for their community members at no cost. This includes clothing, toiletries, food, birthday bundles for kids, holiday gifts, Halloween costumes, special event attire, and more.
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Philadelphia District Attorney's Office
Philadelphia, PA
Our books went to the witness waiting rooms in the Family Violence and Sexual Assault & Juvenile units.
Visit WebsiteHow it Started
I've been an avid reader my entire life and have always loved books. My mom read to me constantly as a kid until I was old enough to start reading on my own. In elementary school, I would carry a book with me wherever I went and the library was one of my favorite places to visit. Today, reading is still one of my favorite hobbies.
When I read Invisible Child, Andrea Elliott's book detailing the life of the Coates family in the housing projects of Brooklyn, my eyes were opened to struggles of poverty that I had never known before. Elliot's detailed and transparent reporting of the highs and lows of living in one of the country's most impoverished neighborhoods fascinated me. I knew I wanted to help in whatever way I could.
I ultimately settled on the idea of distributing children's books, thanks to the huge impact reading had on my own life. Because I was fortunate to grow up surrounded by books, I recognize their extreme value and see the positive impact they had on my life as a whole. Thus, the Book Nook Project was born.
- Jamie Dunn, founder
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