Welcome to PoWeR! Book Bags!
We are a 501(c)(3) that distributes literacy materials to underserved children in Northern Lower Michigan.
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Our mission is to increase children's experiences with language, literacy, and human interactions
to better understand themselves, communicate with others, and interact with the world.
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PoWeR! stands for Play, Write, Read.
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When children PLAY and WRITE and READ, they engage in meaningful interactions, practicing crucial behaviors and skills necessary to build strong language and literacy abilities that will better equip them for life!
Since 2016, we have distributed
over 175,000 books &
nearly 40,000 bags filled with literacy supplies
to children!
PoWeR! Book Bags expands children's possibilities in life!
Every child has the right to read.
Click here to read a powerful statement from the International Literacy Association on this topic:
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We LOVE sharing literacy with kids!
Currently we are in 19 counties in lower Northern Michigan, partnering with local schools, preschools, Early Head Start, WIC sites, Women's Resource Centers, libraries, and family sites of assistance such as food and baby pantries.
For more updates, like us on Facebook -- and now Twitter and Instagram, too!
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Volunteer Center Updates
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Due to health and safety precautions related to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, only members of our board are able to work at our Volunteer Center at this time.
Contact us if you would like to take on a project that can be assembled in your home!
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PoWeR! Book Bags Volunteer Center
101 Dame St.
Unit #5
Suttons Bay, MI
49682
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Contact for more information.
