Begin with Books is doing amazing work in our community.
If you haven’t heard of them, here is your chance to learn more about them and support their work, as they expand to service North Charleston.
Begin with Books is all about growth. Reading aloud promotes healthy growth in babies. That’s why we want BWB to keep growing so that we can put books into the hands of every baby and toddler in Charleston County. This month we are challenging you to help us take our growth to the next level.
The Samuel Freeman Charitable Trust has entrusted BWB with a major incentive grant, a $65,000 challenge to open service in the City of North Charleston. We need to match this grant with $85,000 in donations from the community to meet our next major growth objective. Councilman Ed Astle has notified us that the City of North Charleston has already made a $5,000 commitment to support the campaign this year.
There are 8,850 babies and toddlers in North Charleston who will be eligible for the BWB/Imagination Library. 40% of these children live in poverty and, without early intervention, they will face educational challenges that are rooted in the word and achievement gaps between low- and high-income families. The BWB/Imagination Library is an evidence-based program that tackles the word gap when it matters the most: in the critical development years from birth to age 4. In its service areas, BWB is reaching a higher percentage of pre-school children than any other program: BWB is reaching 49.5% of children, aged birth to 4, in its service areas. This compares to 40% of 4-year-olds, only 4% of 3-year-olds, and virtually no 0-3-year-old babies reached by 4K programs in South Carolina (NIEER State Preschool Yearbook 2013).
You can help us reach the next generation in North Charleston with a gift to BWB today. Donate via our website or mail your check to BEGIN WITH BOOKS, PO Box 183, Charleston SC 29402. Specify “NCHAS” in the advice to sellers (PayPal screen two) or in the remittance advice on your check. Thank you for helping us grow to meet the challenge.
BEGIN WITH BOOKS
CHARLESTON COUNTY AFFILIATE OF DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
P O Box 183, Charleston SC 29402
843.853.9789 Patty Bennett
843.573.0694 Janet Segal
DONATE online at Palmetto Project/BEGIN WITH BOOKS
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