Think about how much time you spend each day reading and writing. Now think about how hard life would be if you could not do this—could not help your child with homework, understand a bill, or even read a simple sentence. This is a reality for over 150,000 adults and their keiki in Hawai’i, who face this struggle every day. Hawaii Literacy is here to help, working in communities across O’ahu and Kaua’i to provide effective literacy programs that are the building blocks to self-sufficiency and a better life.
Right now, 1 in 6 adults cannot read or write at even a basic level in Hawai`i, and their keiki are at greater risk of being illiterate or not finishing school. But you can help change this…
Your contribution directly benefits our Family Literacy Libraries, Bookmobile Program, Adult Tutoring Program, Parents Achieving Literacy Project, and Drop-In Center…..supporting proven literacy. Programs that helped over 2,800 adults and children in 2012 improve their reading, writing, and life skills and so much more! With 310 terrific volunteers involved in this work, we are one of the most cost-effective ways to truly help a family in need.
Greater literacy is not a hand-out, but a gift that helps those in need change their lives. YOU can give the gift of literacy and bring hope, opportunity and a brighter future to a family in need.
Your donation is fully tax-deductible, and we are grateful for your donation of any size—any amount will help make a difference! Please contribute and lend a hand to literacy today.
Please make checks payable to:
Hawaii Literacy
245 N. Kukui Street, Suite 202
Honolulu, HI 96817
Or donate online with paypal:
Hawaii Literacy, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) status. All donations are tax-deductible (Federal ID# 23 – 7198698).
More ways to Contribute
Wish List
One Time Immediate Needs
- Brochure holders and 8×11 or larger plastic displays
- Powerpoint Projector with bulb(s)
- Overhead Projector with bulb(s)
- **1 White Board (dry erase) easel that folds up
- Sturdy Digital Timers or simple stopwatches
- Newer laptops with WiFi capabilities
- **Low folding tables (Japanese style or child size)
- **Adobe PDF Acrobat Professional Software
- Squeegie with extendable handle
- Armless rolling task chairs – good, safe condition
- Small/Half size refrigerator
- Long 1′ or 1.5″ Wooden Dowels, for Bookmobile Shelving
- **Small (about 1 inch) Velcro Balls
- Small fold-up chairs or stools
On-going Needs
- New or nearly new packs of crayons/colored pencils
- **White copy paper or colored copy paper (any color)
- Holiday and regular Gift wrap
- **Craft supplies: colored construction paper, glitter, tempera paint, child scissors, washable markers, and erasers.
- Plastic sheet protectors
- Avery labels, any size
- AA, AAA, and 9-volt batteries
- Paper cups 3 ounce cups, napkins or coffee filters
- **Gift baskets, gift cards, and other incentive items for students and volunteers
- **Items and services for fundraising raffles and silent auctions
- **Good to new condition copies of the following dictionaries: Youth English, English-Thai, English-Spanish, Chuukese-English, Marshallese-English, and Chinese-English
- **Computer printer ink cartridges: Black HP98, Color HP95, HPOfficeJet 6500, HP Ink Cartridge 920 or 920XL
- ** Simple stopwatches
- ** 8×11 Heat Seal Lamination pouches
- ** Eco-friendly cups, napkins, and plates
- ** Gift cards to office supplies stores
- ** Electrical tape for cataloging, all colors except black
- 1 inch binders
- Cleaning/ kitchen supplies: Lysol spray, paper towels, chopsticks, dishwashing liquid
- hand sanitizer
School Supplies Wishlist
- **Handwriting paper (for early writers)
- **Arts and crafts supplies
- **Folders with pockets
- **White or colored copy paper
- Colored pencils/markers
- Permanent markers (Sharpies)
- Crayons (16 or 24 packs)
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- 12″ rulers (with inches and centimeters)
- Lined paper, college or wide ruled
- Construction paper
- Highlighters
- **Rolls of masking tape
- Rubber cement
- **Clipboards
- **Ink pads (for stamps)
- Pencils (No. 2 with erasers)
- Pencil sharpeners
- Composition notebooks, college ruled, 100+ pages
- 3-Ring binders (1″-2″ wide)
- Pencil cases
- Stickers
- **New or gently used local children’s books, especially those related to Hawaiian, Micronesian, or Polynesian cultures or stories
- Dictionaries (e.g. ISBN 13: 978-1-59695-027-6, ISBN 10 59695-027-7)
- **Thai-English Dictionaries (e.g. ISBN 13: 9780804833851/ISBN 0804833850)
- Spanish-English Dictionaries (e.g. ISBN 13: 978-0764140051/ISBN 0764140051)
- **Copies of Wednesday’s Surprise or Charlotte’s Web (in good or new condition)
** Especially needed as of February 2013
Wish list donations are gratefully accepted at the Main Office at 245 N. Kukui St. Suite 202, during office hours.
We regret that we are temporarily accepting book donations of only new or nearly new condition children books from our “Types of Books most needed by Hawaii Literacy” wish list. Our storage areas are currently full. Thank you for understanding we can only accept these books that we have an immediate need for.
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