Jennifer is a role model to all who know her, including me. In this life, we learn that love is about actions, but few of us have the courage to completely live this ideal. Love is about service. Love is selfless. Jennifer is brilliant, and could easily have left a mark in
Mission: Bess the Book Bus is a mobile literacy outreach dedicated to narrowing the academic achievement gap. We instill a love of reading in asset limited communities by supplying high quality books to children,
caregivers, and educators and making the joy of book ownership a reality.
We visit Head Starts, schools, after-school programs and community centers where we read aloud to our kids and give them the opportunity to choose their own new books from our Joy of Reading Pop-Up Book Fairs. We build home and classroom libraries and instill a love for reading in our most vulnerable communities by making the joy of book ownership a reality.
Results: Bess the Book Bus has given away over 980,000 books in 48 states. This year we will give away our millionth book and celebrate our 20th birthday.
Target demographics: Ensure that children in economically vulnerable communities have books at home and access to engaging, high-quality classroom libraries.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 45,000+ kids in over 70 towns across the USA.
Geographic areas served: Bess the Book Bus is a mobile literacy outreach dedicated to narrowing the academic achievement gap. We instill a love of reading in asset limited communities by supplying high quality books to children, caregivers, and educators and making the joy of book ownership a reality.
Programs: Our Joy of Reading Pop-Up Book Fairs that visit pre-schools, schools and communities across the USA.
Jennifer is a role model to all who know her, including me. In this life, we learn that love is about actions, but few of us have the courage to completely live this ideal. Love is about service. Love is selfless. Jennifer is brilliant, and could easily have left a mark in the corporate publishing world - or in any industry. She chose to take a path of struggle, hard work, long hours, and little attention. She chose a path of service - of love. She is the very best of us - and she is someone you can be proud to support. She is what we all would be - if we had the courage :)
The book bus visited Hillsborough County Parks and Recreation Department Balm Park. Balm Park Summer Camp loved the visit from the book bus. It is an opportunity for the children to continue to read for the summer months. Lots of smiling faces.
