Sarasota Housing Authority Hosts Books and Badges with Sarasota PD and Local Families
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
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SARASOTA, Fla. (July 7, 2023) – The Sarasota Housing Authority, in partnership with the Sarasota Police Department, the Book Rich Environments collaborative, and Sarasota County Libraries, is proud to host our annual Books & Badges literacy event.
Books & Badges will be held Thursday, July 13, 2023, to commemorate the Campaign for Grade Level Reading’s National Summer Learning Week. This dual-purpose event will provide free books for low-income kids to read and mitigate against summer learning loss and positive interaction with police -who will hand out books – to improve relationships and trust between Sarasota Police (SPD) and families residing in public housing.
“Two of our core passions at the Sarasota Housing Authority are early childhood education and building trust between our families and local law enforcement. Books and Badges moves the needle on both issues, and we are excited to bring this back to our community this year,” said William Russell, CEO of the Sarasota Housing Authority.
“Each summer, the men and women of the Sarasota Police Department look forward to partnering with the Sarasota Housing Authority and other community partners for this event,” said Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche. “We’re humbled and honored to have our officers spend time with children reading and continuing to foster positive relationships over a love of books.”
The event will feature Sarasota Police officers handing books to children ages 3-17. Several hundred books will be handed out starting at 3:00PM at SHA’s family public housing campus at 1912 N. Orange Avenue.
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