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Your contribution directly supports literacy and empathy in Canadian prisons.

Join the Journey: Empower Change Through Literacy

Your generosity ensures inmates receive new books for their clubs, and moves us closer to our goal of opening a book club in every penitentiary across Canada. Book clubs encourage inmates to improve their literacy, empathy, and pro-social skills, and help reintegrate them more successfully into communities upon release. Inmates are resoundingly grateful to be in these clubs, which for some offer the only opportunity for human connection and to have their voices heard.

Invest in Positive Change

Your contribution goes beyond providing books; it builds a bridge between incarcerated individuals and the community. By supporting our mission, you empower members to develop the critical thinking and communication skills essential for a new chapter in their lives. Join us in fostering hope and rehabilitation through the power of shared stories.

Our Three Donation Options

Select the giving option that best aligns with your commitment to promoting literacy and empathy within prison settings. Online donations through this site will be directed to CanadaHelps. Where appropriate, a charity tax receipt will be issued.

One-Time

A one-time donation

Every dollar you donate goes directly towards facilitating new and existing book clubs, growing penitentiary libraries, and connecting children and their incarcerated parents through the power of reading. 

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Monthly

donate every month

Monthly donations keep our organization going. Give a monthly gift to help us expand to every federal penitentiary in Canada. 

$15 monthly: buys books for one inmate for one year.

$50 monthly: funds an annual author visit to a book club.

$30 monthly: buys books for three inmates for one year.

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Patron

Become a BCFI patron

$2500: Become a BCFI co-patron of a book club for one year.

$5000: Become a BCFI patron and fund a book club for a year. With your donation, you will also receive a letter of thanks from the inmates you support, plus their current reading list.

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Book Donations

Book Clubs for Inmates does not collect donations of used books. If you are interested in donating books to prison libraries, the Correctional Service of Canada facilitates donations to federal institutions. If you are interested, please contact: 
BookDonation@csc-scc.gc.ca

The general criteria for accepted book donations are:

  • Not be markedly old (with the exception of classic literature)
  • Be in good condition
  • Have no attached CD-ROMs
  • Not be textbooks

The most popular books are paperback fiction novels.

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