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In 2022, we brought over 1,500 students from 35 underserved LA County schools to YALLWEST Book Festival. Everyone got a transportation, a book of their choice, and lunch at the festival.

Help us reach even more students in 2024 by donating to our schools program!

 
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Each year we provide transportation, lunch, a free book, + a yallwest backpack to hundreds of students that would otherwise not be able to come to the festival. We also organize author visits and free books for students who can’t make it Saturday.

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Over $200,000 has gone directly to students via our Schools Program to further our mission of getting books into the hands of children and saying the words that will get them to open them.

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This is or most ambitious year yet—we believe all students should be able to access our festival— and we need your help to make that a reality.

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To date YALLWEST has provided free books, transportation, and lunch to over 7,000 students from 100 underserved local schools since 2015 and organized school visits for over 3,800.

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YALLWEST partners with The Book Truck to give every sponsored student a free book of their choosing. The Book Truck staff and volunteers are trained to help kids find a book that speaks to them, so every student can feel confident and excited about their choice— even if it’s their first time picking out their own book!

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