Back to School, Back Together

Resources and insights for a changing classroom in a new, but still different year.

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Back to Inspired! Back to Learning!

As kids return to their classrooms, let's work together to create a more equitable, inspired education system by distributing books and resources to kids in need.

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Empowering Educators to Have Conversations with Students about Race

From First Book and Pizza Hut: A series of free resources to support effective, courageous conversations about race and social justice.

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Maximize Your ARP Funding Resources

First Book can help school districts and educators use their ARP funding to make the biggest impact for students in need.

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More Equitable Classrooms

Empowering Educators

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Our Mission

Building a path out of poverty through educational equity.

Our purpose is as bold as it is urgent

To create systemic change
To ensure equal access to quality education
To empower every educator and all the children in need who they serve.

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Our Impact

First Book believes that education is the best way out of poverty for children in need. We provide books and other resources to classrooms and programs serving children in need, from birth to age 18, in order to remove barriers to quality education for all kids.

Over its 29-year history, First Book has distributed more than 200 million books and educational resources, with a retail value of more than $2 billion.

200 Million

Books & Resources Distributed

5 Million

Children Served Annually

500,000

Educators in Our Network

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Our Model of Change

First Book is a social enterprise, applying proven strategies of the private sector to fuel our work as a nonprofit with a growing ecosystem of models that work both individually and together to create impact.

First Book Network

The First Book Network is made up of more than 500,000 educators who exclusively serve kids in need.

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First Book Marketplace

The First Book Marketplace offers high-quality, new books, and educational resources at deeply discounted prices to First Book’s network of educators.

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First Book Research & Insights

First Book Research & Insights is a highly-focused research capacity that aggregates and amplifies the voices of more than 500,000 educators serving children in need.

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First Book Accelerator

The First Book Accelerator collaborates with leading academic institutions and other experts to quickly develop, package and distribute actionable, research-based best practices to educators serving kids in need.

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Featured Partners

Dedicated partners help us create even more opportunities for educators and kids in need.

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New from First Book

Addressing the needs of the whole child to support their education, basic needs, and wellness.

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First Book Study Discloses Educator Priorities for American Rescue Plan Funding

For Educators

How to Add Social and Emotional Learning to Your Classroom

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Back to School: How to Create a Welcoming Environment

This is one of the best organizations I have ever worked with in my many years in education and library services. The vast knowledge, resources, and opportunities that First Book provides are superb.
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