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Through Book Buddies, we providetens of thousands of free children’s books to students
The pivotal goal of our program is to help children grow their own home libraries enabling them to be strong and proud readers.Volunteers sort through books by grade level, assess the condition of the books, clean them, and load them on the Book Buddies Bus to be distributed to San Antonio ISD students.
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During the Past Two School Years
54000
BOOKS
DELIVERED TO
14800
CHILDREN
Books Delivered to Students
Our Book Buddies Bus allows us to deliver books efficiently, reach more students, and generate excitement in reading. Through the Book Buddies Bus, our goal is to provide six books for each student who visits. The initiative aims to foster a joy for reading by having students choose their books to bring home.
You Can Help Share More Stories
We are seeking funds to offer two new books to San Antonio ISD students in the 1st-5th grades, enriching their reading experience. With an estimated cost of $10 per student, your support is pivotal in ensuring the success of this initiative. Join us in our mission to provide every student with access to books by giving to this transformative endeavor. Your support will help us empower students, build home libraries, and nurture a lifelong love for learning.
$10 supports one student book bundle
$50 supplies to clean and prep books
$200 class set of book bundles
$350 One gaylord (1,750) of used books
Get Involved with Book Buddies
2024-2025 Book Buddies Bus Planned Visits
The Book Buddies Bus visits schools in a two-year cycle.
Check out the list to see what campuses are scheduled for a visit, dates to be announced!
Ball
Barkley Ruiz
Cameron
Carvajal
Collins Garden
Crockett
Democracy Prep
Hillcrest
Fenwick
Franklin
Graebner
Green at Riverside Park
Hawthorne
Herff
Highland Hills
Hirsch
Irving
Japhet
Kelly at Lowell (3rd-8th)
Margil
Mission
M.L.King
Rogers
Sarah King
Schenck
Smith
Steele
Wilson
Woodlawn Academy
Woodlawn Hills
YWLA Primary
*Disclaimer: To access the form, you will leave the SAISD Foundation website and be redirected to an outside provider.
Although you may see references to the SAISD Foundation, we are not responsible for those websites or their content. The terms of use , privacy and security policies of third-party websites may differ from those of the SAISD Foundation website.
Thanks to Ourgenerous partners!
We are especially thankful for our partnership with SAISD Transportation, Better World Books
and the San Antonio Area Retired Teachers Association.
We could not do this important work without the investment from our sponsors:
