Book Donations for Backpacks
On July 30, Foster Book Club donated books to Koinonia Family Services. This makes five local San Diego partnerships for us. Koinonia's District Administrator Jenessa Bell says, "We at Koinonia are incredibly grateful to Foster Book Club for their generous donation of books for the children and youth in our care. Because of this thoughtful gift, we were able to provide every child in placement with not only school supplies but also a book of their own before the start of the new school year."
Nico Waters, founder/executive director of Foster Book Club, says, "This was the first time our book donations were part of a back-to-school drive. And it warms my heart to know that books donated from the community are going inside backpacks for kids starting the new school year."
She adds, "These aren't just any books, they are books that reflect nontraditional family experiences and themes of uniqueness and resilience that I hope will resonate with kids placed with Koinonia Family Services."
Donated books ranged for readers up to 12 years old, including Families, Families, Families; All the Impossible Things; What Makes a Family?; The Great Gilly Hopkins; and others.
Koinonia Family Services is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide variety of services in California and Nevada, such as foster care, adoption and post-adoption services, enhanced care management, family restoration counseling services, and pre-adolescent and adolescent treatment services. If you want to learn more about how they can help, are interested in becoming a foster parent, or want to get involved, visit kfh.org or call (877) 244-5374.
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