2019 Book Grants

Today, we're proud to announce our 2019 Book Grants. For the fifth year, Reach has chosen to give 2,500 books to schools and organizations across our city. Our teens write the books, and we want to make sure they get into the hands of young readers across the city.

This year, this process was led by our new Young Professionals Council. They reviewed at rated applications. We had requests for over 5,000 books. We were able to select 28 organizations to receive the 2,500 books we'll be giving away. We're thrilled to announce our 2019 grant winners!

Large Grant Winners

Burrville Elementary (300)

Horizons Greater Washington (240)

Reading Partners DC (200)

Mid-Sized Grant Winners

King Elementary (160)

Safe Shores DC (145)

Patterson Elementary (130)

Maury Elementary (129)

Boone Elementary (120)

Traditional Grant Winners

Amidon-Bowen Elementary

Bancroft Elementary

Beacon House

Browne Education Campus

Center City PCS - Shaw

Communities in Schools

Drew Elementary

Eaton Elementary

Everybody Wins DC

Hart Middle School

Ingenuity Prep PCS

KIPP AIM

Leckie Elementary

Little Lights

Miner Elementary

Payne Elementary

Rocketship Rise PCS

Simon Elementary

Whittier Education Campus

Details about individual grant awards and the delivery timeline will be provided to grant winners next week. Thanks to all who applied. We can't wait to get our teen-authored books into the hands of the city's young readers.