Books of Hope is a service-learning program where U.S. schools sponsor a school abroad and create books to help meet the students' educational needs. We provide teachers with information about their sponsored school and instructional materials to help facilitate the project. Along with writing, illustrating and binding books, schools also have the option of collecting and sending other supplies for their sponsored school.
Books of Hope is an ideal way to incorporate service into practically any unit of any classroom at any level. We encourage schools to create books about science, math, geography, reading readiness, English grammar, and a whole variety of other topics.
Over 30,000 students, teachers, parents and community members from over 1000 schools across the country have been involved in the Books of Hope program. During the 2006-7 school year, we collected over 2,500 pounds of books and next year we hope to double that.
 To enhance literacy and learning abroad by creating educational materials for vulnerable children in countries where English proficiency is necessary for success.
 To support literacy in U.S. schools by motivating students to read and write for an audience of their peers who will value their work.
 To foster empathy and social responsibility in American students by providing an effective way for them to learn about and make a difference in the lives of children facing war, poverty, disease, and slavery around the world.
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