MWFB and the Children of
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The Difference You Make
Your generous contributions help children like...
...4-year old Christina, who had no books of her own until she received "Llama, Llama Red Pajama" for free at a MWFB Story Town Family Literacy Festival. Christina keeps the book under her pillow, and her mom reads it to her every night. They also check out books regularly from the public library now.
...1-year-old Little Ricky, who attends an infant care center with MWFB early literacy services while his father works hard to graduate from high school. Peek inside the center at lunchtime, and you will see Big Ricky reading "Moo, Baa, La La La" while delighting in his son's attempts to make animal sounds and turn pages.
...3-year-old Marcus, who spent the first two years of his life in foster care with no one to talk, sing, or read to him, until his adoptive parents enrolled him in a childcare center supported by the MWFB Preschool Program. Marcus has read-aloud time every day now at home and in child care, and he is finally beginning to talk, and laugh.
...4-year-old David, who always had plenty of smiles and hugs for his MWFB Storytime volunteer in preschool, even though his mother, father, and grandmother were all in prison on drug-related charges. David is 13 now. He loves books, is excelling in school, and says he is proud to be breaking the cycle of poverty and crime.
Where the Money Goes:Our current annual budget of $450,000 (90% plus spent directly on services) is providing
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Featured Donor
“A literate community,” says Mary Sanchez, “leads to really intelligent people growing up and taking over.” Sanchez, one of the first MWFB employees and currently a Pima County Public Library supervisor, gives generously, year after year.
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Make Way For Books is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. As such, all gifts are tax-deductible, as allowed by law.
