December 2019 Book Donations and White Collar Advice Work

12/9/2019 Sent two new books to a client of White Collar Advice at Victorville FCI Camp from her Amazon Wish List.

12/11/2019 Sent ten new Spanish/English dictionaries to Prison Book Program in Quincy, Massachusetts from their Amazon Wish List.

Prison Book Program mails books to people in prison to support their educational, vocational and personal development and to help them avoid returning to prison after their release. We also aim to provide a quality volunteer experience that introduces citizens to issues surrounding the American prison system and the role of education in reforming it.” – prisonbookprogram.org

12/11/2019 Sent five new dictionaries to Chicago Books to Women in Prison from their wish list.

Chicago Books to Women in Prison is an all-volunteer group that distributes paperback books free of charge to incarcerated people nationwide, focusing on all women and trans/non-binary people. We are dedicated to offering the opportunity for self-empowerment, education and entertainment that reading provides.” – chicagobwp.org

12/12/2019 Sent ten new dictionaries to the Appalachian Prison Book Project from their wish list. Dictionaries are the top requested item by incarcerated people.

By mailing books, facilitating prison book clubs, and offering college courses in prison, APBP celebrates creative expression and defends the liberties that make it possible; champions the freedom to read and write, recognizes the power of literature to transform individuals and societies; and supports educational, vocational, and personal development for people who are locked up. ” – appalachianprisonbookproject.org

12/14/2019 Sent five new dictionaries to NYC Books Through Bars from their wish list.

NYC Books Through Bars is an all-volunteer run group that sends free, donated books to incarcerated people across the nation.” – booksthroughbarsnyc.org

December 2019 Sent numerous packages of magazines and paperback books to women in FMC Lexington, Victorville and Greenville to keep their minds active during the challenging holiday season. Being separated from family and loved ones, especially during the holidays, can be traumatic for women at Camp.

12/16/2019 Sent two new books to a client of White Collar Advice at FMC Lexington from her Amazon Wish List.

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.”
Oscar Wilde

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