Cedar Valley Readers is asking for community volunteer groups or individuals to host a Board Book Drive. Board books are for ages birth to 5 years old. They are more durable and promote early learning and motor skill development. We give board books out through our Booking Brighter Futures program, which provides 1 book each month to each family served by our partner home visitation agencies (Lutheran Services in Iowa, Tri-County Head Start, and Operation Threshold). This is roughly 460 families at any given time. In order to support the Booking Brighter Futures program, we need YOUR help in getting good quality used or new board books to these kids!
Volunteers would not be directly working with children; however, the books directly benefit infants/preschoolers (0-4) and children (5-12).
Books can be delivered to Operation Threshold, where Cedar Valley Readers is housed, at 1535 Lafayette Street, Waterloo, IA 50703. Ask for Karlene Izer at the front desk. Please contact Karlene via email or phone (kizer@operationthreshold.org, 319-292-1823) to make arrangements BEFORE dropping off books.
