Reading Out of Poverty

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Reading Out of Poverty Who we're looking to help:
We have found that ownership of books within disadvantaged families is very low.

We are an Australian not-for-profit organisation that provides opportunities for children from disadvantaged communities to engage in reading and early literacy activities. What we do:
• Provide early intervention literacy programs that are designed to promote higher levels of reading to children.
• Work with established community groups to give books to children and promote reading out loud
• Educate parents and caregivers on the importance of reading with children. This is done through mentoring, promoting educational strategies and providing helpful hints to ensure their child develops a love for reading and has the pre-literacy skills necessary to succeed at school. Key activities:
• Intervention literacy programs
• Book give away
• Reading out loud
• Guest storytellers
• Celebrity storytellers
• Educating parents and organisations
• Pop up libraries
• Give away packs (pencils and books)
• Advocacy to raise awareness around child literacy

Why we do it:
The most rapid development of a child's brain occurs in the first 5 years of life, and this is when their potential for learning is at its highest level. Research has found that children who grow up with limited exposure to reading and literacy activities in their early childhood years will start school without the required level of basic literacy skills. As a result, children who are not read to from birth have been found to have a lower foundation of language, literacy skills and an impeded readiness necessary to learn and read at a primary school level. In turn, studies show that these children show much higher rates and instances of reading delays, school failure, and school dropouts. Over time, this contributes to the intergenerational cycle of poverty.

Book Week winners announcement! Congratulations to Mid North Christian College, our highest fundraising school, which ra...
19/10/2026

Book Week winners announcement!

Congratulations to Mid North Christian College, our highest fundraising school, which raised an incredible $1,300 for ROOP. Thank you so much for your support. Your funds will go directly to supporting children around Australia, with a particular focus on remote East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, helping provide culturally relevant picture books and chapter books to Indigenous children.

Congratulations also to our two prize draw winners, Mooloolaba State School and Point Cook P-9 College, who have each won a $500 Award-Winning Book Collection.
We are extremely grateful to Wheeler Books for their support and generosity in donating these prizes for Book Week.

Thank you to every school and early learning centre that took part and raised money for ROOP.

During Book Week 2026, your generosity helped raise $26,492 to provide much-needed children’s books to 5 remote Indigeno...
07/10/2026

During Book Week 2026, your generosity helped raise $26,492 to provide much-needed children’s books to 5 remote Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory.

Every donation helps make reading more accessible and brings the joy of a good book a little closer to home.

And the giving doesn’t have to stop here. ❤️

Become a Monthly Book Donor and help a child discover the joy of reading every month.

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Teamwork with purpose. A few hours of teamwork can make a lasting difference. From creating Literacy Packs to sorting an...
07/10/2026

Teamwork with purpose.

A few hours of teamwork can make a lasting difference. From creating Literacy Packs to sorting and wrapping books, our corporate volunteers help ROOP get more books into the hands and homes of children experiencing disadvantage.

A laundry day can be a reading day, too. Through ROOP’s Laundromat Pop-Up Library, we’re bringing free books into everyd...
30/09/2026

A laundry day can be a reading day, too.

Through ROOP’s Laundromat Pop-Up Library, we’re bringing free books into everyday community spaces where children and families already spend time.

While parents take care of the laundry, children can browse, choose a book and discover a new story to take home and enjoy. It’s a simple way to make books more accessible and encourage reading beyond the classroom.

We believe that access to books shouldn’t depend on where a child lives or whether their family can afford to buy them.

Every child deserves access to books.

The momentum continues! Book Week 2026 has reached $26,492, and more support is still coming in.Thank you to every schoo...
28/09/2026

The momentum continues! Book Week 2026 has reached $26,492, and more support is still coming in.

Thank you to every school, individual, and community that made this milestone possible.

Your contributions have directly enabled the delivery of thousands of culturally appropriate children’s books to remote communities in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. Seeing these books open up new worlds for children is the ultimate reward for everything we do together.

It takes a community to make an impact. Throughout ROOP Book Week, schools, families, community groups, businesses and i...
25/09/2026

It takes a community to make an impact.

Throughout ROOP Book Week, schools, families, community groups, businesses and individuals across Australia came together to raise funds for children in five remote communities in East Arnhem Land.

Every fundraiser. Every donated dollar. Every book bought. Every person who shared the campaign helped move us closer to our goal.

We’re grateful for the time, energy and generosity that went into making this possible

Thousands of books are making their way to five communities, creating more opportunities for children to read stories th...
22/09/2026

Thousands of books are making their way to five communities, creating more opportunities for children to read stories that reflect their lives, cultures and experiences.

Behind every book is a child, a family, a teacher or a community who will get to experience it.

To every school, community group, business, parent, teacher, child and volunteer who helped make ROOP Book Week a success: thank you.

You helped turn a fundraising campaign into something children can hold, read and enjoy.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make ROOP Book Week possible.From schools and community groups to parents, teach...
18/09/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make ROOP Book Week possible.

From schools and community groups to parents, teachers, businesses, children and volunteers, people across Australia came together to help us reach our fundraising target.

Your generosity is helping us deliver thousands of culturally appropriate children’s books to five remote communities in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.

And now, we’re beginning to see that generosity reach the children it was given for. Together, we’re helping more children discover the joy of reading.

ROOP is proud to have partnered with Palmerston Family Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory, to establish a new Pop-Up L...
15/09/2026

ROOP is proud to have partnered with Palmerston Family Centre in Darwin, Northern Territory, to establish a new Pop-Up Library for local children and families.

The library gives families free, ongoing access to books within their community, making it easier for children to discover reading from an early age and build important literacy skills.

The library will be maintained by our local volunteer, Poppy, a former Youth Ambassador for the World Literacy Foundation, who continues to support literacy in her community.

We’re excited to see this new library become a welcoming space where children and families can find a book, take one home and keep reading.

Pictured is our amazing local volunteer, Matt, restocking the pop-up library at Glenecho Community Centre in NSW.Establi...
11/09/2026

Pictured is our amazing local volunteer, Matt, restocking the pop-up library at Glenecho Community Centre in NSW.

Established over a year ago, the library gives children attending the centre a welcoming space to discover and choose from a variety of books. Matt regularly visits to restock the shelves with books supplied by ROOP, helping make sure there are always new stories for local children to explore.

To date, ROOP has supplied almost 300 books to disadvantaged children at the centre.

A small library can make a big difference when children have access to books they can call their own. I’m

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