The Maryland Book Bank

Hey everybody! I'm Coach Maya and I'm raising money to benefit The Maryland Book Bank, I previously planned on holding a book drive to collect books to take to the MDBB on their "Books For Kids Day", but due to COVID-19, that became impossible.

The Maryland Book Bank is still working really hard to provide books to kids who need them in the Baltimore area. Since the pandemic started, they've delivered thousands of books to meal distribution sites around the city. Check out their IG (@mdbookbank) to learn more!

So instead of collecting books, I'm going to raise as much as I can to send to the MD Book Bank. Here is a breakdown of how their money is allocated and how our donations can help!

$25 provides a home library for one child. 
$45 provides a teacher membership to the Book Bank. 
$100 provides books for a Social Service Center for single mothers. 
$250 provides 10 books for every child in a class + a classroom library! 

To help me, you have two choices:

1. (Obviously) donate on this GFM page!

2. If you can't give money but you still want to help, you can make a workout video! For every one-minute workout video posted with the hashtag #CMTYBooksForKids, I will donate $10!

As an educator, literacy is one of my biggest passions when it comes to family and child advocacy. So this effort truly comes from the heart.

Thanks in advance for your help with this project!

The Maryland Book Bank (MBB) is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating literacy in children from under-resourced communities.

On Tuesday, July 23rd, the MBB’s  van was stolen from our warehouse in Baltimore, MD.  The van is a vital part of the MBB’s operations, allowing us to pick up book donations throughout Maryland, drop off donations to children as well as drop off bulk mail 3 days per week for our social enterprise which provides vital revenue for our programs. 

While we remain dedicated to our goal of distributing over 400,000 books this year, the theft of our van has complicated our operations.  

Baltimore is a city that has embraced the MBB.  Over the past week, we have seen this firsthand - the outpouring of love and support for us during this time has been overwhelming.

With no leads on the location of our van, we are asking our community for its generous support to purchase a van that will enable us to continue putting free books into children's hands across Baltimore City and Maryland.  

Our van was well-maintained and cared for, but old; therefore, insurance coverage will not even enable us to purchase a pre-owned vehicle. We need generous donors like you to come together to help us with this unexpected cost.     

Your support will mean that children across Maryland will have access to the books that they need to be successful in the classroom and in life.

We are forever grateful for your support of The Maryland Book Bank and Baltimore's children and schools.



To learn more about the MBB, click here.