Bedtime Stories - Jackson Avenue Family Residence

08/13/2021

“You love first, and that’s always a good thing.”
- from When I Was the Greatest by , National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Highly recommend this article from the , the kids in my reading program love his Track series.

Through books that center on Black children, the author wants young readers to discover their own stories.

05/28/2020

Students experiencing homelessness will suffer long term from school closures. NYC needs to safely reopen schools this summer for the most marginalized students.

The integral role that schools play in the lives of students experiencing homelessness and the many challenges they face have never been clearer as the threat of coronavirus continues to grow and schools across the country close. Below are ten things to keep in mind about homeless students amid the....

03/30/2020

Last week we did not hold the reading program at Jackson Ave Family homeless shelter & it may be cancelled for months.Despite every hardship, Allia is an honor student. What will happen to her & thousands of other homeless children?

I can’t stop thinking about these children & the way the pandemic will hit them hardest.

Thousands of students living in shelters and doubled up in overcrowded apartments have not received web-enabled devices for online learning.

01/31/2020

There are no homeless children.
There are individual children and young people who have lost their homes, who are looking for safety and need our help.

James Burns' heartfelt documentary follows the lives of four boys from the projects who come together to pursue their dreams | We Live This | 10-minutes

11/21/2019

Take a minute to meet Darnell & Sandy.
NYC must do better in ending homelessness!

The number of homeless students has swelled by 70 percent over the past decade. For Darnell and Sandy, school is the only stable place they know.

11/05/2019

How to talk to children about homelessness.

We all may be surprised by how many shelter-insecure people (both children and adults) are in our communities. Share age-appropriate, honest answers about homelessness for children who have not experienced it.

10/09/2019

Poverty is the biggest barrier to academic achievement.
Please support the Bedtime Stories Book Drive!

A Stanford study finds that racial segregation matters because black and Hispanic students are concentrated in high poverty schools

04/22/2019

Great digital story about Climate Change, perfect for kids 4-8. Let's take care of our home

Do you want to help create a world that runs entirely on green energy? Start the conversation about a greener future with your child today. https://orsted.co...

04/09/2019

Beautiful story about the power of believing in and mentoring young people! You can help kids find their passion for reading with us on April 16th!

A biologist at Harvard was chatting with a colleague about a mentor who pushed him to do harder math problems. It turns out the colleague had the same mentor — and so did many others.

04/02/2019

Volunteers! We will be reading at Jackson Avenue Family Shelter on April 16th and 30th!
Our kids love reading and they need you