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The Heart of America Foundation

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Last modified: March 10, 2011, 2:52 PM

Description

The Heart of America Foundation®, a national nonprofit headquartered in Washington, D.C., uniquely promotes volunteer service and literacy. The organization inspires acts of service and a love of reading by building community and providing children in need with the tools to read, succeed and make a difference.

Committed to education and volunteerism, The Heart of America Foundation® engages volunteers through putting books into the hands of children who need them the most. Through the Books From The Heart® and READesign® programs, The Heart of America Foundation® revitalizes school libraries and reading spaces in under-resourced communities into vital and vibrant centers of learning that become the heart of a school.

Since 1997, The Heart of America Foundation® has provided children living in poverty with over two million library and take-home books. And, the organization has engaged volunteers in more than one million hours of service to communities nationwide. www.heartofamerica.org

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  • Help Prepare Books for Students - Volunteer Opportunity

    Last updated:
    April 29, 2013
    Location:
    Landover, MD, US
    Description:
    The Books from the Heart® program is seeking volunteers interested in helping to prepare books in our warehouse for children who have limited accessibility to b...

  • Help Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, Washington, DC - Program

    Last updated:
    April 17, 2013
    Location:
    Washington, DC, US
    Description:
    Through the Books From The Heart "Spotligh School" profile, The Heart of America Foundation® highlights one DC Metro Area school monthly. Spotlight Schools need...

  • Help Prepare Books for Students - Volunteer Opportunity

    Last updated:
    April 15, 2013
    Location:
    Landover, MD, US
    Description:
    The Books from the Heart® program is seeking volunteers interested in helping to prepare books in our warehouse for children who have limited accessibility to b...

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    Boulder, CO, US
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    Colleen

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    Washington, DC, US
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Website:
http://www.heartofamerica.org/volunteerphotos
http://www.heartofamerica.org/youtube
http://www.heartofamerica.org
Government ID number:
52-2034127
Phone:
202 347-6278
Fax:
202 347-8599
Address:
401 F St. NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, United States
Date Founded:
1997

Keywords

Education, Volunteering, service, heart of america, dc, library, Youth, volunteer, reading, community building, literacy

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