Now is the moment we can create a movement to eliminate illiteracy and its correlating poverty. I am committed to bringing education within the reach of those most in need, here at home and in the poorest corners of the world. Together, we will meet this challenge one city, one village, one school and one child at a time. This movement begins today, and it begins with me.
Sign the Pledge and Join Literacy Now! today.
Donate to Literacy Now!
Literacy Now! is a campaign of Building with Books, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. BwB is committed to bringing schools to those most in need, and to providing after-school programs for American youth—primarily in high-risk urban schools. To date, BwB has built 243 schools on four continents, and provides after-school programs at 108 U.S.-based schools. Learn more.
No matter what the size of our donations of time and money may be, we can all be part of the solution starting today.
Help Spread the Word!
Together, we can make LITERACY NOW! an international movement to bring education to those most in need! Here's a brief note you can send to friends and family via email. Please only contact people who know you personally. Please cut and paste the text below into an email form:
Subject: JOIN LITERACY NOW! TODAY
Hi,
I've just joined Building with Books' LITERACY NOW! Campaign, to help bring education and opportunity to children in need—here at home and abroad.
I'm asking you to check out LITERACY NOW! If you are moved, please join this effort by spreading the word and making a commitment to do what you can.
I know there are plenty of worthy causes to choose from out there, but poverty is directly correlated to illiteracy. And the children in the poorest areas of our country and world have little hope of breaking free of poverty's grip—unless we help to bring education within their reach.
Together, we can raise the necessary awareness and funding to bring an end to illiteracy. This could be the last generation of children to suffer without education.
