Books to the Rescue

Studies have found that early learning in kindergarten and first grade forms the foundation of the entire educational process, and, as a result of the pandemic, many of our most vulnerable students are falling behind. To help create that foundation, we’ve chosen to collect elementary-level books through our Books to the Rescue program. Books to the Rescue is operated by the men of the Allentown Rescue Mission. They acquire early learning books, through donations,  and distribute them to elementary schools where teachers pass them along to their most needy students. The men in our Transformation Program collect, catalogue, classify, and organize donated books for distribution.  The program offers a way for these men to give back to the community that has so generously blessed them.