Ferst Readers

12/08/2025

12/03/2025

Every gift counts this Giving Tuesday! 🎁📚

Help us reach our $20,000 goal and put books into the hands of children who need them most.

Because of you, a book becomes more than pages—it becomes hope, confidence, and opportunity. 💡

📖Donate: https://bit.ly/3Mz6qHe

12/02/2025

✨📚 Spark a love of reading this Giving Tuesday!

With your support, we can reach 5,600 children with books and resources. Every gift brings a story to life and inspires young minds. 

Our goal is $20,000—every gift counts! ✨

📖Donate: https://bit.ly/3Mz6qHe or via link in bio.

12/02/2025

When you give, children thrive. 💙📚

Did you know that 61% of low-income families have no children’s books at home? Your generosity can change that.

A monthly gift of $25 provides 7 children with a full year of books—that’s 84 stories to spark imagination, nurture dreams, and help them grow.

This Giving Tuesday, help us reach $20,000 and give every child the gift of reading. Your kindness today creates brighter futures tomorrow. ✨

📖Donate: https://bit.ly/3Mz6qHe

10/07/2025

Books, backpacks, and big smiles! 🎒📚

Thanks to our incredible partners at IHG Hotels & Resorts, Ferst gave families at the Atlanta Children's Day Shelter a literacy boost during Family Literacy Night—with backpacks filled with Ferst Readers books!

Special thanks to our Board Chair, Chaundra Luckett, and President & CEO, Davida Morgan-Washington, for showing up with heart and leading with purpose. Your presence meant so much to the families we served.

09/30/2025

We are proud to highlight the power of community collaboration. Through our partnership with IHG Hotels & Resorts, passionate volunteers came together to pack 1,600 Ferst books into 800 backpacks, each thoughtfully prepared to inspire a child through the transformative power of reading. 🎒📚

These backpacks will be distributed throughout the community, unlocking doors to imagination, learning, and new opportunities for young readers. ✨

A sincere thank you to our volunteers and IHG for their commitment to early literacy and for helping us bring stories to life for so many children.

We also extend special appreciation to our Board Vice Chair Cynthia Czabala and Board Member Barbara Liesenfelt for their support and for making this initiative possible. Your dedication truly makes a difference.

Thank you also to our President and CEO Davida Morgan-Washington for attending and showing continued leadership and commitment to our mission.

Together, we are building a foundation of hope, one book, one backpack, one child at a time. 💙

09/26/2025

📚✨ You're Invited! ✨📚

Join us as we wrap up Literacy Month with an inspiring evening:
"Bright Beginnings: Understanding Literacy Learning Differences Early"

🗓️ Tuesday, September 30 | 6:30 to 7:30 PM (EST)
💻 Free Virtual Event | Registration Required

Hear from Katie Chhu, M.Ed., Associate Director at Landmark School and expert in language-based learning differences. Whether you're a parent, educator, or literacy advocate, this is a night of insight, hope, and action you won’t want to miss.

Let’s champion brighter beginnings for every learner.
👉 Register now — http://bit.ly/46ovo3N

09/24/2025

0 Books = 0 Chance

61% of low-income families don’t have a single children’s book at home.

No books mean:
— No story time
— No early words
— No head start
Just a quiet gap that grows every year.

📚 This Literacy Month, you can change that. Join the Bright Futures Circle and help us deliver books and hope right to a child’s doorstep.

✨ Just $25/month gives 7 children a full year of books — that’s 84 chances to learn, dream, and succeed.

Donate today: http://bit.ly/3VxcwcA

09/05/2025

Celebrating Childhood Literacy in Dacula 📚

Ferst Readers was honored to partner with the Gwinnett County Public Library – Dacula Branch for Childhood Literacy Day, bringing together Mayor of Dacula Trey King, Councilman Denis Haynes, Jr., Gwinnett County Commissioner Jasper Watkins, Georgia State Librarian Julie Walker, Rep. Segun Adeyina, School Board Member Rachel Ruffin Stone, Library Executive Director Charles Pace, and GCPS Early Learning Director Kim Holland in a powerful show of commitment to early literacy.

Ferst Readers’ President and CEO, Davida Morgan-Washington, warmly welcomed the special guests and thanked them for their dedication to advancing childhood literacy. Thanks to the generosity of Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor, every child in attendance received a free book to take home—planting the seeds of a lifelong love of reading.

This collective effort demonstrates what’s possible when community leaders, educators, and nonprofits come together to support children’s success.

09/04/2025

Did you know September is ? This month, we are encouraging parents and supporters of Ferst Readers to celebrate literacy by reading a book with a Ferst Reader, sharing our graphics on your social media platforms, or making a donation to Ferst Readers to give the gift of literacy to children ages 0-5 years.

Make a difference today! Donate now: http://bit.ly/3UWRy6H

09/02/2025

The month of September is here and we can’t wait until our Ferst Readers get their delivered to their mailboxes!

This month’s books include “Amazing Me!” Music by Carol Thompson; “1, 2, 3 Who Comes Next?” by Amy Matsush*ta-Beal; “Big Tractor” and “Job Sites” by Nathan Clement; “The Owl and the Woodpecker” by Brian Wildsmith; and “I Live Here!” by Galdys Rosa-Mendoza.

Each child in our program receives Vamos a leer / Read to Me by Judi Moreillon as their welcome book, and Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes when they graduate. Two special stories that mark the beginning and end of a beautiful chapter in their reading journey. 📚✨

08/28/2025

Ferst Readers is excited to announce a partnership with the City of Jacksonville, Florida - Government as part of Mayor Donna Deegan’s citywide efforts to improve literacy rates for children in Florida. Ferst Readers will support the city in distributing high-quality, age-appropriate books to children.

Read our August news to learn more about the partnership and Ferst Readers: http://bit.ly/4lQrllk