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  Room To Read believes that world change starts with children’s education. According to CEO Geetha Murali, “ We are not giving up on educating the world's most vulnerable children.”   And their commitment to this mission is demonstrated by their accomplishments ngoadvisor.net   So far 14.3 million children globally have benefited from the nonprofit’s literacy programs ·          26 million books have been distributed ·          15,000 teachers have been trained ·          They have published 1,582 children’s books   They have a robust network of global chapters made up of volunteer groups of passionate and committed leading local outreach, fundraising and activism in their communities. Each chapter adds to the nonprofit’s ability to create world change by bringing Room to Read to their communities and raising the critical funds ne...

durfee.org Celebrating their 10th year --ince opening in 2010, Libros Schmibros has put over 20,000 books in circulation in Boyle Heights and beyond, and welcomed 17,600 patrons. Founder and co-Director David Kipen obviously has a passion for books and literature. He was a book critic and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle for seven years. He later became Director of Literature for the National Endowment for the Arts. He is a published author and frequently reviews books for the Wall Street Journal, KPCC radio and New York Times. Libros Schmibros’ mission to champion the pleasures of literature and its power to change lives by putting low-or no-cost books into all hands, native and immigrant on Los Angeles’s East and West sides. They are launching a bicycle library outreach program with bikes especially outfitted to carry 40 books. Volunteers will ride neighborhoods including outside local area schools to distribute books from the library If you are in the Los Angeles a...