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Overview Blacksburg Refugee Partnership Open Book for the NRV To Our House Thermal Shelter for Homeless Adults in the NRV Giles County Christian Service Mission 512 Food Pantry Giles County Shelter, Inc. (AKA "The Hope House") Fostering in Giles NRV Thrive Drawn to the Light

Recent studies show that books in the home is a crucial factor in childhood literacy and is one of the most important indicators of successful outcomes.  Open Book for the New River Valley is a community book-sharing project that collects and distributes new and gently used books to needy children and youth in our area.  Open Book has been supplying books to Giles Head Start, Early Head Start, and the Children’s Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) programs as well as establish free bookshelves at the Community Health Center of the NRV and Virginia Department of Health offices in Pearisburg, several local laundromats (Narrows & Pembroke), and in the Montgomery County and NRV Regional jails.  During the pandemic, Open Book has distributed thousands of books through the school bus feeding programs in Giles and Pulaski Counties.  In recent weeks, over 7,000 books were delivered to elementary schools in Martinsville with more deliveries planned.  Another 1,000 books were also provided for 200 Head Start children in Patrick and Franklin Counties.  Open Book’s Literacy Library located on the second floor of our church.  Contact Penny Livesay at (540) 921-2951 or plivesay@vt.edu to find out how you can help.

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