First Book Partners with Walter Payton Man of the Year Chris Long Donates Nearly 80,000 Books to Kids through First Quarter for Literacy Initiative
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September 5, 2019
First Book Prioritizes Diversity and Inclusion at Start of School Year
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September 3, 2019
First Book Launches Final Funding Phase of $4.7 Million OMG Books Awards
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July 8, 2019
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and First Book Launch Partnership to Get Books to Kids in Need
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June 17, 2019
Educators and other individuals serving children in under-resourced communities can register with First Book and FAO to access free and low-cost books, as well as other resources such as basic needs items. Read More
Chicago Bears’ Kyle Long, in Partnership With First Book, to Bring More Than 12,000 New Books to Chicago Kids
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June 10, 2019
First Book Releases “Title Raves” List: 10 Books that Make an Impact, According to Educators Serving Kids in Need in Book Deserts
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May 30, 2019
First Book Awards More Than $700,000 for New Books and eBooks to Schools and Programs Serving Kids in Need Across Nine States
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May 15, 2019
First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise focused on equal access to quality education, has awarded more than $700,000 for new books and eBooks to schools and organizations serving more than 200,000 kids in need across nine states. Read More
First Book and Rise Up Foundation to Donate $100,000 for New Books and Disaster Recovery Research to Schools Devastated by Hurricane Harvey
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April 29, 2019
First Book and Rise Up Foundation are partnering to bring $70,000 in new books this week to Houston-area schools still recovering from Hurricane Harvey, with an additional $30,000 for disaster recovery research. Read More
First Book to Co-sponsor National Antiracist Book Festival, hosted by American University’s Antiracist Research and Policy Center
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April 23, 2019
SHOWTIME drama ‘The Chi,’ First Book, and Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Celebrate Chicago’s South Side with Gift of 10,000 New, Diverse Books to Public Schools
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April 9, 2019
‘The Chi’ cast members and New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds to address hundreds of area students on April 12 CHICAGO (April 9, 2019) — The acclaimed SHOWTIME® series The Chi will celebrate the community that provides the setting for the timely coming-of-age drama—Chicago’s South Side—with a… Read More