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| (L to R): Trisia Young, Cuba Circulating Library Board Member, and Denis Dahlgren, ACAF Executive Director |
The Allegany County Area Foundation recently awarded a $340
grant to the Cuba Circulating Library. The grant money will be used to help
fund an early literacy program to benefit the Cuba community.
Marsha Long, a trustee on the Cuba Circulating Library
Board, said that their library will coordinate with a local pediatrician to
distribute early literacy kits to 75 newborns and 75 kits to one year
olds. This program will allow them to
reach out to parents and juvenile readers long before preschool age. It will also encourage the families to attend
the library and participate in library services.
The kits will provide information about the library and the
services that it offers along with best practices for building literacy skills
in their children. The early literacy
kits will also contain a re-usable bag, literacy information, and a book for
their personal library.
The Allegany County Area Foundation holds assets over 9.4
million dollars and continues to add new funds each year. The endowed funds
continue to grow in perpetuity to enrich and improve the lives of our Allegany
County citizens. If you would like more information on how you can provided a
legacy of hope and good will in our community, please contact the Allegany
County Area Foundation at 585-808-8444.
The Foundation’s next grant deadline is August 30,
2018. The online application can be
found at: www.alleganycountyareafoundation.org.
