National non-profit organization providing children in need with the tools to read, succeed and make a difference.

Helping children read, succeed and make a difference!

The Heart of America Foundation® is a national nonprofit headquartered in the Washington, DC area that uniquely promotes volunteer service and literacy nationwide. The organization aims to inspire acts of service and a love of reading by building community and providing children in need with the tools to read, succeed and make a difference.

The Heart of America Foundation® is a national nonprofit headquartered in Washington, DC that uniquely promotes volunteer service and literacy nationwide. The organization aims to inspire acts of service and a love of reading by building community and providing children in need with the tools to read, succeed and make a difference.

Committed to education and volunteerism, The Heart of America Foundation® engages volunteers by putting books into the hands of children who need them the most. Through the Books From The Heart® and READesign® programs, the organization transforms school libraries and reading spaces in under-resourced communities into vital and vibrant centers of learning that become the heart of a school. Since 1997, The Heart of America Foundation® has provided children living in poverty with over 2.8 million library and take-home books, and has engaged volunteers in more than one million hours of service to the community.