D.R.E.A.M.S. collects books for schools and children oriented
facilities faced with the literacy and financial need. Our
goal is to improve literacy in kids and provided the much need
tool to achieve success.
Did You Know?
• 60% of underprivileged children do not own a single book.
• 40% of American 4th graders read below grade level.
• 40 million adults in the U.S. can’t read a simple story to
a child.
• Less than 50% of families read to their kindergarten children
on a daily basis.
• Students who are tutored in reading have shown positive results
in self-confidence as readers and motivation to read.
• Two-thirds of American classrooms have fewer than 50 children’s
books, and almost 60% of childcare centers buy less than one
book per child a year.
Help a child learn to read by donating new or fairly new books.