THE BOOKS FOR KIDS PROGRAM

English and Spanish Books

Program Description

 The Books for Kids Program- Donates up to 50 new books to Non-profits and Daycares. The books that are donated through this program have been donated to the Roads to Reading Initiative by major publishers of children’s books.  The Books for Kids program provides books in either Spanish or English for children ages 4 to 9. The books are not bilingual. Through this program there are a limited number of Math, Geography and History textbooks available for children ages 9-13. The organizations must be a Federally Tax Exempt and must provide us with a copy of the 501(c) 3 or copy of their State Daycare License. Submitting a copy of your States Sales Tax Exemption Certificate is not sufficient proof of your non-profit status. Public and Charter school are not eligible to participate in this program. Non-profits that administer programs on public school property are not eligible for this program either. Books from this program will more than likely have remainder or the publisher’s donation sticker attached to them. There is a $30.00 shipping and handling fee.*

            Going forward organizations requesting books will no longer have a choice in selecting books by title. There will be an opportunity to select titles of books only when textbooks are requested. The changes will help us expedite shipments more quickly. We will no longer donate books year around, please review the donation schedule below.  

Important Program Note: The inventory of books in this program moves quickly. If you wait two weeks to send, your information there is a very good chance that the books you desire will not be available.

Guidelines

 All organizations are required to provide a copy of their 501 (3) c or State Day Care License. Charter and Public Schools are not eligible for this program and neither are Day Care, after-school programs that are funded by school districts or programs that are located on public school properties.

The reading or educational materials must end up with the organization applying for the books. Programming, Fiscal Agents or Lead Agencies cannot apply for blanket donations for redistribution to various sites. Each site has to complete a separate application.

All donations are made on a first come first serve basis.  If you have any questions about the program, please direct them to: booksforkids@pwirtr.org 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Are non-profits that administer programs on Public or Charter School property allowed to participate in the Books for Kids Program? No. The donors of the books in this program have stipulations that the books cannot be donated to Public or Charter School. Once the books leave our shipping facility, we have no way of assuring that the books will not be placed in classrooms. Each book from this donor has a grantee identifier on it and we do not what to jeopardize any future donations from this publisher.  

 Do you make donations to foreign organizations? No, the cost of shipping books overseas is cost prohibitive and our publishing partners have requested that the books be used for the benefit of children in the United States.

 Can we pay for the shipping and handling charges with a Credit Card? No, fees for credit card processing are high and we have done everything in our power to keep our handling fees low.

 If our organization has received books from other programs within the Roads to Reading Initiative in the past, are we still eligible to participate in this offer? Yes, as long as you are eligible within the set guidelines and your organization is in good standing with other initiative donation programs.

 Why do the books that are donated through the Books for Kids have donation stickers on them? The books are donated to us from the Publisher in this way. There are several reasons for this, but one of the major reasons is to assure that the books are not sold, but donated to children that are in underserved communities. 

 Why an Administrative Fee? Pathways Within, Inc. charges administrative fees for the products we offer in an effort to partially subsidize our donation programs. The fees typically represent a small percentage of the original retail price of the product. They vary by program and are based on a number of factors:

¨      The amount of work involved in launching the program

¨      The amount of work involved in qualifying and processing organizations' requests for products on an ongoing basis

¨      The expected volume of requests

By charging administrative fees, we are ensuring that Pathways Within, Inc. can continue to offer donated reading material as efficiently as possible.