"BOOKS-4-SHELTERS" Project
"Books-4-Shelters" is a national project, which delivers inspirational books to shelters for homeless families and survivors of domestic violence.
Donations for shipping costs are needed. Please contact us for more information:
- Common Ground Worldwide Board Treasurer & 2011 Volunteer of the Year, Allen Lu (center) with Prado Day Center guests -
2011 Recipient Organizations
Thanks to an annonymous donation for shipping costs, in commemoratation of "National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week" (November 12-20th), following is the list of our 2011 recipients:
2011 Author of the Year: Brianna Karp
Deeply compassionate and darkly funny, this unforgettable memoir celebrates the courage and creativity of lives society would otherwise stigmatize.
Common Ground Worldwide proudly applauds the courage demonstrated by Ms. Karp during her journey through homelessness on to becoming a voice for those, who still suffer.
2010
Inspirational books were donated to the following shelters:
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service (Salem, Oregon)
Salem Outreach Shelter (Salem, Oregon)
Safe Place (Olympia, Washington)
Family Support Center (Olympia, Washington)
Women's Shelter Program (San Luis Obispo, California)
Prado Day Center (San Luis Obispo, California)
YWCA Salem Outreach Center sent the following note:
"We really appreciated all of the books that you gave to us for our shelter. With our great need in helping so many families, we are always so grateful toward those who give. Thank you so very much from all of us at the YWCA Salem Outreach Center."
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service wrote:
"Thank you so much for the books for our shelter. Every year, we have 300-500 women and children in shelter, so books are always an important part of building a supportive environment. You have helped make it a home."
2009
Books & bookcases were donated to two shelters in California's state capital:
Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center, for folks who are experiencing homelessness
WEAVE, for survivors of domestic
violence.
Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center's Newsletter reported the following:
"The Women's Refuge Library was given a facelift as a result of a generous donation received from Common Ground Worldwide. Thank you to Common Ground Worldwide, its Executive Director, Rev. Cynthia Rae Eastman, and Chronicle Books for their generous donation of a beautiful new bookcase and over 40 new books full of wisdom and inspiration for our clients.
Common Ground Worldwide, based out of San Luis Obispo, chose SAEHC to be a beneficiary of its "Books-4-Shelters" project Book Drive. This national project delivers inspirational books and bookcases to shelters for homeless families and survivors of domestic violence."
The following authors/publishers/ and individuals are members of our "Earth Angel Dream Team." They have each donated 75-100+ new copies of the followng books:
Cooper's Tale;Saily's Journey; & Voyage (children's books)
by Ralph da Costa Nunez
(donated by the Institute for Children, Poverty, & Homelessness)
Various titles
(donated by Chronicle Books)
Fitting In Is Overrated
by Leonard Felder, PhD
The Secret
by Rhonda Byrne (& the Secret Team)
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy(donated by Sarah C. Eastman)
Scratch Beginnings
by Adam Shepard
The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
by Catherine Ponder
The Christmas Box
by Ricard Paul Evans
Scientific Healing Affirmations
by Paramahansa Yogananda
(donated by the Self-Realization Fellowship)
Other book donations include:
Children's books in Spanish
(donated by Elizabeth Pickering)
Alcoholics Anonymous-Big Book, Spanish & English versions
(donated by San Luis Obispo Chapter of AA)
The Glorious Qur'an (English translation)
by Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall
(donated by Mosque of Nasreen)
Bible and The Book of Mormon
(donated by local Mormon Missionaries)
Notes from a Friend
by Anthony Robbins
(donated by the Anthony Robbins Foundation)
You Can Heal Your Life
by Louise Hay
(donated by Hay House)
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