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Webster ES delivers to Marina West WNS visits Garr Academy Willows Community School sorts books and delivers to
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 Creating Readers & LeadersBookEnds, a nonprofit organization based in Southern California, is about Kids Helping Kids. BookEnds recycles children's books through student-run book drives and places them in schools and youth organizations in need of books. BookEnds believes that a literate child is the foundation of a thriving community. By providing access to books, BookEnds gives children the resources to develop literacy skills and to experience the joy and imagination of reading. 
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Why Give?
 * California ranks 49th in books-per-pupil in its elementary school libraries and last in the US in terms of public library access * The national average ratio of books to students is 22 to 1, the ratio in LA is 9 to 1 (and 3 to 1 if you don't count outdated and damaged books) *Since 1998, BookEnds has donated more than two million books valued by LAUSD at more than $16 million dollars * Every $100 will buy $500 worth of books for children in under-resourced facilities Socialize |
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