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ABC Ohio Foundation

Every kid deserves a shelf full of books.

Twenty minutes a day on the porch with a good story changes how a child sees the world. We provide free books, volunteer reading buddies, and adult literacy classes across Ohio.

Our Programs

Five hands-on ways we help Ohio read.

Built for families, schools, and neighborhoods without financial or social barriers.

Free Books

Reading Buddies

Ready for Kindergarten

Adult Reading & GED

New books shipped directly to young children so every home has a shelf of their own.

One-on-one volunteer reading time in elementary school libraries across the state.

Story and play sessions that help preschoolers and their parents prepare for the classroom.

Private, patient, and free literacy classes for adults throughout Ohio.

In the Classroom

A quiet hour of shared reading.

A volunteer reading with a first-grader in a sunny elementary school library.

Teacher's Note

Twenty minutes a day. That's where it starts.

Ohio classroom teacher

Communities

Around Ohio

From neighborhood book boxes to library corners.