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Building home libraries for children in need

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Every Child Deserves to be a Book Owner

Books Between Kids is a non-profit organization serving Houston’s at-risk children by providing them with books to build their own home libraries.


Making a Difference

About 79% of Houston ISD’s elementary-aged children live at or below the poverty line.  Priorities for these children and their families are food, clothing and shelter – all other items fall into the category of “want”.  Research has shown that children growing up in homes without books, where books are considered a luxury, are less likely to complete a basic education than their peers who do have books available at home (University of Nevada, 2010).

Books Between Kids strives to change this by collecting gently used books and distributing them to children in need.  Please join us in our mission to put books into the hands of Houston’s children by making a financial donation, giving books, organizing a book drive or volunteering your time!

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Our Impact


Books Distributed to Kids Since May 2013. We are transforming lives book by book!

Our Programs


Books Between Kids addresses a desperate need in our community, the need for children to have access to books outside of school.  Since we were founded, in the Fall of 2012, our mission has been to get books into the hands of economically disadvantaged children in Houston.

Throughout the year, we collect new and gently-used books, sort them, and prepare them for distribution to children in Greater Houston. We currently operate three book distribution programs: Book Celebrations on the campuses of partner schools, Community Partner distributions, and the Book A Month program. 

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Happy Juneteenth! In honor of Juneteenth Freedom D Happy Juneteenth! In honor of Juneteenth Freedom Day, we wanted to recommend a few children’s books to help better understand the importance of June 19th and to celebrate the ending of slavery.
Thank you to the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation Thank you to the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation for supporting us with a grant to purchase diverse books! We are so thrilled to be able to give away books that represent our readers.
The countdown to summer is on, but we still have 5 The countdown to summer is on, but we still have 5 Book Celebrations left! We can’t wait to send these kids home with 6 books to read over summer break! 📚☀️
It’s teacher appreciation week and we are SO gra It’s teacher appreciation week and we are SO grateful for all of our coordinators and teachers who help make Book Celebrations possible! These teachers instill a love for reading in their students everyday and put a lot of effort into getting kids excited about book ownership!
WOW! You made so much possible in just one morning WOW! You made so much possible in just one morning. We raised an incredible $120,000 to get even more books into the hands of kids who need them most. Thank you for being part of our story and changing lives! 📚
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