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The Emmanuel Center/Books from Birth

Raise money for The Emmanuel Center/Books from Birth

TheEmmanuel Center, founded in Memphis in 1989, serves the 38126 ZIP code, one of the most impoverished in the country, with after-school programs that include tutoring. It serves more than 2,000 individuals each year through programs that inspire spiritual, physical and educational growth. Its mission is to empower at-risk children, youth and adults through ministries designed to help lift them out of poverty.

Books from Birth provides a new age-appropriate book at no cost every month to Shelby County children enrolled in the program from birth until age five. Presently, there are over 47,000 children enrolled in the program. It is the local affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and a partner with the Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation. Its vision: For our children, open a book, open a mind, open the door to success.

Recent donors

Recent donors
Date Name Amount
Sep 16 Anonymous $54.10
Sep 16 Hugh and Lisa Mallory Undisclosed amount
Sep 15 Anonymous Please use the donation to cover the cost of shipping the shirt. I live out of town. Thanks. Laura Undisclosed amount
Sep 14 Greg Weidenhoffer $54.10
Sep 14 Anonymous $27.48
Sep 14 Yuletide Office Solutions Thank you Porter-Leath/Books from Birth, for the education of our youth! $27.48
Sep 14 Hugh and Lisa Holt $107.35
Sep 14 Toni Edmond $11.50
Sep 13 Linda Dombroski $107.35
Sep 13 Lisa Roberts Undisclosed amount