MILLEDGEVILLE —
The Baldwin County Community Action Team (CAT) of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy are continuing to help combat early childhood literacy levels by providing nearly 3,000 local children a book per month.
A few CAT members will be at the Milledgeville Chick-fil-A from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday to raise funds for the local program, read to children, and hand out program materials to families.
For $36 per year, 12 free, age-appropriate books are mailed to registered children from birth to age 5 each month along with literacy information for parents, regardless of a family’s financial situation and number of children in each household. If a child is registered at birth, they may receive up to 60 free books for their own personal library.
Currently, Baldwin County is serving 180 children, decreasing since August by 22.
For more information about the Ferst Foundation, donate funds, or become a CAT member, contact CAT Coordinators Kendall Stiles at (478) 445-5936, Laura Thompson at (478) 457-5608, or visit www.ferstfoundation.org.
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