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Changing Children's Lives With the Gift of Literacy

Changing Children's Lives With the Gift of Literacy

Imagine a young child receiving a book in the mail every month until the age of five. What better way to say reading is important? Children enrolled in the Ferst Program receive a new book every month in the mail until their 5th birthday. There is absolutely no cost (ever) to registered children in participating areas! The program is made possible through the partnership with local, all-volunteer Community Action Teams (CATs).

Ferst Readers is a 501C3 organization whose funding is provided through private donations, corporate sponsorships, and grants. Contact us to help with a local program or get a new one started in your area so that we may work together to bring the gift of literacy to every child from birth-5 years old. Partnering together, we can help prepare every child for success in school and in life.

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  • For Parents

    The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. Read More >>>
     

  • Program Overview

    Our Mission: Strengthening communities by providing quality books and literacy resources for children and their families to use at home during the earliest stages of development. Read More >>>

  • Get Involved

    Approximately 61 percent of low-income families do not have a single piece of reading material suitable for a child. Find out how you can help. Read More >>>
     

Register a Child

WAYS TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD

1)If you live in one of the participating counties listed below, you may register your child by completing the online form below.
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2)You may also submit your your registration through the mail by using this printer friendly form:  click here .

Not all of our participating counties accept online registrations at this time. If you live in a participating county that is NOT listed below, please e-mail us at or call us at 888-565-0177 to get started.

Please do NOT use the form below for Address Changes! If you have an address change, please email us at with your child's name, your name, your old address, and your new address and phone number.

We are currently accepting online applications for residents of the following counties in Georgia unless otherwise noted:

Please note: It will take approximately 3 months from the day you register for your child to receive their first book!

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Thank you for visiting Ferst Readers!

Ensuring that children develop early literacy skills is one of the most important things we can do - as parents, as teachers - and as a society.

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