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Board approves $25,000 Read Ready Newport partnership grant to expand early-literacy outreach
Summary
The commission authorized a gift agreement with Educate NKY and accepted a planning grant to support Read Ready Newport, a city-backed early-literacy initiative that includes Footsteps2Brilliance access, Imagination Library sign-ups and local activation events. The board approved the agreement unanimously.
The Board of Commissioners on Monday authorized a gift agreement and accepted grant funding from Educate NKY to support the Read Ready Newport initiative, approving a planning grant that includes a $15,000 flexible-use portion and $10,000 earmarked for branding and outreach. The vote was unanimous by roll call.
Read Ready Newport is a city- partnered early literacy initiative focused primarily on prenatal-to-age-5 readiness, city staff and partners said. The planning grant will fund outreach, enrollment in programs such as Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and expanded access to the…
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