Books & Breakfast
Books & Breakfast: Fuel Minds, Feed Futures
Want to add regular service into your routine and make a real local impact? Become a Books & Breakfast volunteer tutor!! B&B serves 200+ Evanston elementary students across 7 schools every week. We make sure kids start their day with a warm meal and the confidence to crush their schoolwork.
B&B is an education equity program working in partnership with the Evanston school system addressing the impact of historic systemic racism.
Why It Matters
- Fuel & Focus: Kids get a nutritious breakfast and morning homework help.
- Social-Emotional Support: You provide mentorship and a caring environment.
- Local Impact: Connect your education to real-world community development right here in Evanston.
The Skinny
- Program runs 8-9am every weekday morning, volunteers serve one day per week
- Location is 7 Evanston elementary schools
- Free CTA passes are provided to commute on local busses/trains to B&B
- 200+ kids served weekly (Kindergarten - 5th grade)
- 400+ NU student volunteers involved (goal is 1-1 ratio of adult to child)
- Spanish speakers are especially needed
The Process
We have reached capacity for the number of new volunteers we can receive for Fall 2026.
We will open up onboarding again for new volunteers during week one of winter quarter. Please plan to attend a session at that time.Next Books and Breakfast Onboarding Session for New Volunteers
- Thursday, January 7 from 8:15am - 9:15am in Norris University Center:Source 3rd floor
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- Friday, January 8 from 8:15am-9:15am in Norris University Center: Source 3rd floor
Questions: Email val.buchanan@northwestern.edu.
(Credit: Books & Breakfast from joe lim)