FIRST BOOK/LE PREMIER LIVRE
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Mission Statement
First Book Canada is a national, social enterprise and registered charity, focusing on providing educational equity for children from low-income and historically excluded communities.
About This Cause
By building up the home libraries of less-advantaged children, the First Book Canada team works to develop resilient communities and reduce the educational inequities that entrench many Canadians in poverty. First Book Canada programs provide access to cultural capital in the form of new books emphasizing the importance of diversity and inclusion in the development of essential skills beyond literacy - including social and emotional competencies, S.T.E.A.M. education, and youth empowerment as change-makers. A child’s “first book” is not necessarily their first reading experience – it is that first book that they connect with, which sets them on a lifelong path of learning and inspiration. Home libraries provide agency when kids choose the best new books for themselves - building up their collection of inspiration and information. The books, we put into the hands of kids in need, provide windows to a wider world beyond the confines of mental and physical isolation; mirrors to reflect empowered, diverse experiences; and open doors to lifelong learning and opportunity. Since 2009, we have distributed more than 10 million books and educational resources to kids via a network of over 18,000 members serving Canadian kids in need - including schools, shelters, social service organizations, new-immigrant transition centres, clinics, hospitals, foodbanks, and sports organizations - in every province and territory. Our collective work would not be possible without the support of our donor, book-publishing, corporate, government & foundation partners.