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 CFC’s book programs, including its Ongoing Book Drive and partnership in Project Cicero®, help fill classroom needs in schools and preschools serving under-resourced communities throughout New York City. To date, these programs and Celebrations Book Baskets have helped place approximately 800,000 new and gently used books into classrooms and the hands of eager students.
Ongoing Book Drive
Children for Children accepts donations of new or gently used children’s books for grades K-12 that are then donated to schools throughout the five boroughs that do not have sufficient books for their libraries or classrooms. Each year, CFC helps place over 160,000 books in the hands of deserving school children around New York!
If you are interested in giving a donation:
We collect book donations throughout the year. Please box all books and label them with your name, contact information, and the estimated number of books per box. We are unable to accept the following types: college texts, used workbooks/coloring books, outdated reference materials, encyclopedias, damaged books, religiously affiliated books, and school text books. We DO accept new, unused school supplies.
We accept donations to our office, located at 6 E 43rd St 25th floor (between Madison and Fifth Avenues) most weekdays between 9:30-4:00. We are unable to pick up donations. We ask that donors contact us at 212.850.4170 with an estimate of the number of books prior to a delivery. For school and larger drives, call CFC or email Rebecca Kraus at rkraus@childrenforchildren.org to make advance arrangements.
If you are interested in receiving a donation:
Books must be picked up at our office located at 6 E 43rd St (between Madison and Fifth Avenues) weekdays between 9:30-4:00. To be considered for a book donation please complete the book request form.
Student and Teacher Feedback
During the past year, Children for Children received photos, letters, and drawings from students and teachers demonstrating their appreciation for materials provided by CFC. In 2008, CFC provided a teacher with basic classroom supplies and educational kits. After receiving these materials, she wrote, “The materials you donated have truly excited my students and improved their quality of learning.” The benefits of donated materials are clearly felt by students as well. A student in a Staten Island classroom that received books wrote a thank you note in which she said, “I love to read and I love the books that you gave us. They are fabulous, they are the best!”
We welcome feedback! Feedback can be addressed to:
Children for Children
c/o Ongoing Book Drive, 6 E 43rd Street 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017
or rkraus@childrenforchildren.org
Submissions may be included in our e-newsletter.
Celebrations Book BasketsSM
Celebrations Book BasketsSM are comprised of books “wished for” by a school and can add meaning and elegance to more formal celebrations. CFC has teamed up with Story Time BasketsSM to offer these attractive book arrangements that can be donated to the designated school after the event. CFC collects the wish lists. Story Time prepares and sells the arrangements. Call 718.465.3365 or visit www.storytimebaskets.com for more information or to place an order. A portion of the proceeds supports Children for Children.
Project Cicero?
Project Cicero is a New York City partnership of several organizations. The primary goal is to supplement or create classroom libraries for children in under-resourced New York City public schools through an annual citywide book drive. In addition, Project Cicero seeks to get books into homeless shelters, juvenile detention facilities, community centers, and pediatric hospital units – wherever there’s a need. In 2009, its ninth year of operation, nearly 150,000 books were collected and distributed. To date, Project Cicero has placed 1.3 million books into 7,500 classrooms and school libraries reaching 300,000 children in under-resourced schools in New York City.
Why Is It Called Project Cicero?
Project Cicero is named in honor of the Roman writer, statesman and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero, who lived in the first century B.C. A distinguished man of letters, Cicero was known for the creation of the magnificent libraries that he compiled with great care and attention in each of his seven villas. He nurtured and shared his love of literature with others just as Project Cicero seeks to do.
What Kinds Of Books Does Project Cicero Accept?
Project Cicero collects new and gently used books, both hardcover and paperback, for children and young adults. Used books must be in excellent condition. Children's books are needed from simple preschool picture books to teenage fiction. Non-fiction books, especially biographies, are most welcome. Reference material includes atlases, dictionaries and yearbooks (not more than three years old).
How Can My Family Or My School Become Involved?
Please call Children for Children at 212.850.4170 and indicate that you would like to become involved.
Who Are The Project Cicero Partners?
The New York Society Library
Founded in 1754, The New York Society Library is the oldest Library in New York and is open to all for reading and reference with circulation by subscription. The Library has a commitment to literacy and has active public school-based education and community outreach programs throughout New York City.
Children for Children Foundation
Founded in 1996, CFC empowers young people and families to Grow Involved by volunteering their time and resources to benefit youth and others, with a particular focus on providing critical materials and service to NYC schools serving under-resourced communities.
The New York City Teaching Fellows
Outstanding graduates and professionals join a highly selective program dedicated to raising student achievement in New York City’s under-performing public schools. Teaching Fellows use their diverse experiences and knowledge to positively affect the lives of the City’s children.
Teach For America New York
Teach For America is working to eliminate educational inequity in New York City and across the nation. TFA does this by calling upon the nation's most promising future leaders to commit two years to teach in low-income communities. More than 1,000 corps members are teaching in nearly300 schools across the Bronx, Washington Heights, Harlem, the Lower East Side, and Brooklyn, improving the education of more than 75,000 students every day.
Vornado Realty Trust
Vernado Realty Trust provides the Distribution Center as well as book boxes and extensive storage facilities.
New York Post
The New York Post provides book transportation.
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