It all began with Alex and Hannah Laman organizing a book drive for kids who didn’t have access to books. The 195 books collected from this drive were donated to Adopt a Book’s inaugural beneficiaries, ProKids and Lighthouse Youth Services. Although the direct impact seemed small, the repercussions of their book drive were profound. News of the book drive spread like wildfire through the community and book donations began to skyrocket.
After over ten years of dedication from Alex & Hannah, our Board of Directors, and the countless altruistic sponsors & donors that make our mission possible, we are proud to have helped the following list of over 200 organizations; a list that we will always strive to expand further.
Schools
- A Caring Closet
- Academy of World Languages, Cincinnati Public School
- Anna Louise Inn
- Badin High School
- Bond Hill Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cincinnati
- Brantner Elementary School, West Clermont Schools
- Brown County Headstart
- Carson Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Central Church of Christ, Bread of Life Cafe
- Cheviot Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Collins Elementary, Northern KY
- Ethel Taylor Academy, Cincinnati Public School
- Esther Marie Hatton Center, Homeless Shelter
- Florence Elementary, Northern KY
- Glendale Elementary After School Program
- Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services
- Hartwell School, Cincinnati Public School
- Henryville Elementary School, IN
- Jacobs Center, Cincinnati Public School
- John P Parker Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Locust Corner Elementary School
- Midway Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Mt. Healthy Elementary School
- Mt. Orab Elementary School
- Mt. Washington School
- Newport Primary School
- Norwood City Schools
- Orion Academy, Clermont City Schools
- Oyler Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Pleasant Hill Academy School, Cincinnati Public School
- Pleasant Ridge Montessori, Cincinnati Public School
- Princeton City School
- Rees E Price Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Riverview East Academy School, Cincinnati Public School
- Rockdale Academy School, Cincinnati Public School
- Roll Hill Academy School, Cincinnati Public School
- Ronald McDonald House of Greater Cincinnati
- Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, Cincinnati Public School
- Sayler Park Elementary, Cincinnati Public School
- Sharonville Elementary School, Princeton City School
- Silverton Paideia Elementary School
- St. Peter Claver School
- Stewart Elementary School, Princeton City School
- The Leap Academy, Cincinnati Public School
- Summerside Elementary School, West Clermont School
- Westwood Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Westwood Montessori Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Williamsburg-Batavia Schools
- Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary School
- Winton Preparatory Academy
- Woodford Paideia Elementary School, Cincinnati Public School
- Woodward Elementary Schook, Cincinnati Public School
- and more!
Misc Organizations
- Brown County HeadStart
- Butler County Educational Services Center/HeadStart
- Children’s Inc., Kentucky
- Children’s Home of Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- Cincinnati Early Learning Center
- Cincinnati Police Department, Right to Read Program
- Cincinnati Preschool Promise
- CPS, Education Center, Homeless program
- Drop Inn Shelter
- Duke Energy Museum Center, Read On Event
- Fall Feast on Thanksgiving Day at Duke Energy Center
- First Step Home
- Glendale Police Department, Summer Reading Program
- Golf Manor Safety Day
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Hamilton County Educational Services Center/HeadStart
- Healthsource of Ohio
- James Sauls Homeless Shelter
- Juvenile Court – Adopt A Family Program
- Knox County Job and Family Services
- Child Care Center, Kokomo, Indiana
- Lakota Preschool
- Lebanon Food Pantry
- LIFE Food Pantry
- Lincoln Heights Dental Center
- Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati
- Literacy Network West/Reading Matters Cincinnati
- Lighthouse Youth Services
- Loveland Initiative
- Loveland City Schools
- Madisonville Education and Assistance Center
- Middletown Public Schools
- Millvale Health Center
- Mt. Healthy Alliance, Inc. Food Pantry
- Newport Primary School, Kentucky
- Northside Health Center
- Operation Give Back
- Pathways to Home
- Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center
- Portsmouth Library, Scioto County
- Princeton City School
- ProKids
- Puerto Rico, Patillas
- ReachOut Pregnancy Center
- Reach Out and Reach, Covington, Kentucky
- Rockdale Elementary School
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Cincinnati
- Rosemary’s Babies
- Saint Vincent De Paul
- Santa Maria Community Services
- Saturday Hoops Dribblethon, CYC
- SELF, Hamilton
- South Avondale Elementary School
- Southgate Elementary, Kentucky
- Success By 6
- The Salvation Army of Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
- The Healthcare Connection, Lincoln Heights
- The Joseph House
- The Millenium Hotel/Bengals Giveback program
- Talbert House
- The Salvation Army, Hamilton
- The Preschool Promise
- United Way of Greater Cincinnati
- UpSpring
- Urban League of Columbus
- Victory Center – Adopt A Family Christmas
- Vietnam Veterans
- Women Helping Women
- WordPlay
- YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
- YWCA, Batavia
- YWCA, Hippy Program
- YWCA, Transitional Living Women’s Shelter
- Zahn’s Corner Middle School, Pike County
- ZimKids, Zimbabwe
- and more!