Books

In our first five years of operation West County Reads! distributed over 25,000 books to West County families. The books were distributed through a variety of organizations and locations serving low-income families, including among others:

• WCCUSD school sites (in our "Take It, Leave It" bookshelves program in Reading First Schools)
• Ujima West (residential drug program)
• The Read Aloud Volunteer Program
• Richmond Health Center
  
• Kaiser Permanente Pediatric Department, Richmond
  Wee Care Preschool, El Sobrante
• The Healing Garden
• West County Alliance for Literacy
• Literacy for Every Adult Program (LEAP)
• Even Start Program, Contra Costa College
• The Emergency Service Providers Network
  

**One of the primary ways you can help ensure that all West County children have an opportunity to learn to read is to help us collect books.**

Book Donations: If you have new or gently-used books that you can donate please call 510-816-READ or click here to fill out the email form on our contact page.

To donate cash for books, make checks out to "The Ed. Fund--Bucks for Books" and send to:
West County Reads!
c/o West County Ed. Fund
5 Alvarado Square
San Pablo, CA 94806