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PROJECT
The Severns Children's Library
A special library in San Jose's Mayfair neighborhood serving only children under nine and their families with over 8,000 volumes in English and in Spanish.
Number of Donations: 5
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Posted about 1 year ago
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5 donations so far!
Target: $2,500.00
Raised so far: $155.00
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The Charity
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Grail Family Services
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Grail Family Services (GFS) fosters learning and the empowerment of vulnerable families with young children through the delivery of programs that educate, develop leadership skills, and build a sense of community.
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20 Donors
5 Projects since April, 2007
4 Active Projects since April, 2007
Charity Info
Based in: San Jose, California
Year founded: 1995
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Project Info
GFS's Children's Library is housed on-site and is the first library in the local community serving families with young children. With no public libraries within walking distance for families in the surrounding community, the Children's Library is designed to meet the need for a community resource to inspire children at the very beginning of their lives to develop a love of reading.
The Children's Library has a collection of 8,000 books in Spanish and English geared toward children ages 0-9. Families can apply for a free library card to borrow books to take home and read to their children. For many of the families we serve, this is their first experience using a library.
The goal of the Children's Library is to increase families' access to books for their children in order to increase the amount of reading that parents and children are doing at home.
When families first come to GFS, 25% have no books in the home, and another 25% have fewer than 10 books. This is often the first library they have ever visited.
"I have recently gotten interested in reading books to my children, and this is the first time I have ever taken them to a library."
- Maria, Children's Library patron
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