Category Archive: Focus on First Book Canada

Transform Your Car Into Hope: Donate Today To Support First Book Canada! 

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada, Press Releases

Are you looking to get rid of your unwanted vehicle? You can donate it and help transform the lives of children in need by elevating the quality of their education.  Toronto, O.N. (June 28, 2024) – First Book Canada is partnering with Donate A Car Canada to accept car donations.... Read more

First Book Canada celebrated National Newspaper Week  

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada, Impact Stories

News Media Canada, Craft PR, and First Book Canada celebrated the launch of Champions.  Toronto, O.N. (April 08, 2024) – In collaboration with News Media Canada and Craft PR, First Book Canada celebrated National Newspaper Week. National Newspaper Week is an annual opportunity to recognize the role that newspapers and... Read more

First Book Canada named to 2023 Top Impact Charities list by Charity Intelligence Canada 

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Toronto, ON (November 13, 2023). Today, First Book Canada/Le Premier Livre Canada has been named to 3 Charity Intelligence Canada lists for 2023. The organization was named a Charity Intelligence (Ci)’s Top 10 Impact Charities of 2023, Top 10 Canadian Impact Charities of 2023, and Top 10 Impact: Canadian Youth... Read more

First Book Canada named to 2021 Top Impact Charities list by Charity Intelligence Canada

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TORONTO Tuesday, November 16, 2021 – For the second year in a row, First Book Canada has been named to two Charity Intelligence Canada lists of the top impact charities in Canada. The organization was named as a Top 10 Canadian Impact Charity and a Top 5 Youth Impact Charity... Read more

A Birthday Wish: Your Help in Providing Books to Kids

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This year we’re turning 10 years old! In the last ten years, First Book Canada has distributed over 7 MILLION brand new books to children and youth from high-needs communities throughout the country. We know that nearly 25% of Canadian homes do not have a single book in them. We... Read more

Encouraging Diversity in Children’s Books

Posted in: First Book Research & Insights, Focus on First Book Canada

This post was written by Programs Intern, Connor Richter. In May, the Cooperative Children’s Book Centre (CCBC) at the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, published the 2018 statistics on diversity in American children’s books. Sarah Park Dahlen, an associate professor in the Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS)... Read more

Making an Impact: A Letter from the Executive Director

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada, Inside First Book Canada

Click here to read the 2018 Impact Report in full. Education is a child’s best path out of poverty, but almost 25% of Canadian households do not have a single book. Providing children and youth with books to read, especially at home, has proven to help to improve literacy, education outcomes... Read more

Providing Books to Kids Through Ping Pong

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada, Our Partners

This post was written by Events Intern Sabrina Yussuf. Since 2012, Pongapalooza has been instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for First Book Canada to provide brand new books and educational resources to Canadian children in need. This year was no different! The 8th Annual RBC Capital Markets... Read more

In Response to “Demand For Diversity”: Kids Deserve Diverse Books

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BookNet Canada recently released “Demand for Diversity: A Survey of Canadian Readers” where 58% of the 500 respondents agreed that “they (and others) would benefit from more diverse books.” At First Book Canada, we have been hearing this demand for more diverse books from our network of educators for years.... Read more

Behind the Scenes at First Book Canada: Tessa

Posted in: Focus on First Book Canada, Inside First Book Canada

Tessa Eisenberg is the National Engagement Coordinator at First Book Canada. The first thing you notice when walking up to her office is the giant poster of comments that detail how individuals receiving books from First Book Canada will use and distribute them to the kids they serve. Can you tell me... Read more