Join in Jewish Women International’s two-part
children’s library project in New York City!

JWI is pleased to announce the newest addition to our National Library Initiative, at the Sanctuary for Families Sarah Burke House in the Bronx, New York. A generous donor has given the funds necessary to replace the shelter’s makeshift library with a vibrant new space – complete with kid-sized table and chairs, new bookshelves, a bright rug and rocking chairs for mothers and children. JWI will also stock the shelves with hundreds of books for children of all ages.

Now we need your help for Part Two of this project: The library’s sustainability depends on your support, which will allow JWI keep books stocked for years to come - both in the shelter and at Sanctuary for Families Manhattan offices, which are used by mothers and children for follow-up counseling and legal aid visits. Sanctuary for Families is the largest nonprofit in New York State dedicated exclusively to serving domestic violence victims and their children.

This new JWI library will offer young residents a safe haven within the shelter, where they can share story time with their mothers, keep up with their schoolwork and temporarily escape from their troubled circumstances into the world of a book. Children even get to keep a favorite book to start their own libraries when they leave the shelter for permanent housing. Your assistance will ensure that thousands of children benefit from this opportunity to keep up with their reading skills.

Please consider making a contribution to this children’s library today. Just five dollars could put two books in the hands of a child in need. Fifty dollars could provide 20 books – nearly a full shelf! JWI aims to raise $10,000 for the long-term sustainability of the New York project. Your gift of any amount can bring smiles to the youngest victims of domestic violence.

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