Race to 1000 Donors Campaign!
Since 2018, Burst Into Books has been committed to rebuilding our village through the arts, advocacy, educational and family programming. Each year, we have created and provided programming that allows families access to high quality support. Our goal is to continue to design spaces in which the stories of participants can be heard. Also, host events and programs that are representative of the neighborhoods we serve. Last, provide support and resources to help enhance literacy skills.
Below we have listed the initiatives that your donation will support us in.
Remixing the Narrative Arts Program
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Over 200 participants since 2018
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40+ guest authors at book club sessions
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Donations will support programmatic fees
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Art and writing workshops
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Financial assistance for participants
Community Events
Food Pantry & Community Giveaways
Banned Books Distribution
Literacy Support
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Helps support free quarterly community events: Q1 - Black History of Chicago Family Celebration
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Q2 - Juneteenth Family Festival
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Q3 - Words of Wonder Literary Festival
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Q4 - Holiday Community Giveaway
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Provides support for costs associated with community events (i.e. author storytimes)
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Over 75 community events hosted since 2018
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Free books available at all events for attendees *Over 20,000 books distributed since 2018
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Assist with costs associated with maintenance of the garden
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Help pay transportation and storage costs
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Provide support for families with accessing food and resources
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Instructional classes on gardening and healthy eating
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Promote Literacy: Book fairs provide free access to diverse, often banned books for children and families.
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Support Events: Donations help us distribute these books at community events.
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Enrich Classrooms: Your support stocks classrooms with inclusive, thought-provoking books.
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Champion Freedom: Donations advocate for access to all books, promoting inclusivity and freedom to read.
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Financial support for academic support
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Aid in purchasing supplemental materials to help assist students
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Support for parents’ and educators’ workshops
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Help with purchasing culturally relevant books and materials
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Free reading level testing
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Writing and illustration workshops
Here are some photos of the activities conducted by Burst Into Books that your donation will support us in.
International Partner
Children Inspired Evolution is a registered
Non-Governmental Organisation, which was formed in May 2020. It was created to promote equal access to education for vulnerable children.
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Their mission is to educate, empower, and change the mindsets of the children and youth in Lufwanyama, Kalulushi, Kitwe (Zambia) and beyond.
Connected to our 1,000 donors campaign, we will be able to use portions of the funding to send them boxes of books each quarter of the year to support their mobile libraries.
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Join the Race to 1000 Donors Campaign now!!
