About us

Dymocks Children’s Charities is an independent, Australia-wide charity that provides brand new books to disadvantaged children across Australia. We do this because children who are exposed to good books and read regularly have better educational outcomes and lead healthier and happier lives.

Established in 2000, we’ve been working with communities to improve children’s literacy to support over 500,000 children around Australia to date.

Despite some improvements, literacy levels in Australia remain of concern, particularly amongst the most vulnerable groups in society. In Australia, 1 in 3 children can not read proficiently.*

We support children around Australia who are unable to access good books regularly. In 2023, we have been able to provide over $1.4 million worth of books to over 70,000 children in more than 200 locations around Australia.

Our mission is simple – to promote a love of reading and improve literacy outcomes for disadvantaged children in Australia.

*Grattan Institute, 2024, Australia needs a reading revolution