Building with Books runs after-school programs in 108 high schools across the U.S. These programs offer students the chance to act locally and globally at the same time.

While they are making positive changes in their own lives, they are also changing the lives of others - both in their communities and around the world.

About BwB's U.S. Programs	Feature Stories
U.S. Regions & Web Pages	BwB Student Voices
Enrichment Programs:     Lead & Trek	Start an Independent Program
Start a Program at Your School	Tools for Current Programs

About BwB's After-School Programs

	Ojus Narayana, BwB Member at International Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, visits with a resident of Sunrise Assisted Living.

Locally, BwB members take action through intensive volunteer service in their own communities. Globally, members raise funds to help build schools in villages in developing countries. They also learn about global issues and track the progress of school construction through online updates.

Through these programs, students:

• perform intense volunteer service projects in their communities
• participate in global education sessions focused on developing countries
• raise funds to help build schools
  in these countries

97% of American high school students in Building with Books programs
during the past five years have gone on to college.

Enrichment Programs

In addition to these three core activities, BwB offers two enrichment programs:

 Lead. Lead is BwB's year-long leadership program. Click here for more information.

 Trek for Knowledge. An opportunity for BwB members to help build schools in developing countries. Click here for more information.

Currently, Building with Books works with schools in six major metropolitan areas.
Click here for a list of current schools hosting BwB after-school programs.

	BwB members in San Francisco help prepare and serve food at a local soup kitchen.

Click on a region below to visit their web page:

• Chicago Metro Area
• Detroit Metro Area
• New York City
• Philadelphia Metro Area
• San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area
• Southwestern Connecticut

Building with Books programs can only be established in selected U.S. regions. Your high school may be eligible if it is located in one of our current regions.

If so, please contact
Abby Hurst, Vice President, U.S. Programs,
at (734) 433-0710 or ahurst@buildingwithbooks.org.

If your high school is not located in one of these regions, you may consider starting an Independent Program at your school. Click here for more details.