Literacy nonprofit for poor children closes
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Beginning with Books, a pioneering early-intervention literacy program that for 26 years brought the joy, power and opportunity of reading to thousands of poor Pittsburgh children, ceased operation Friday, a nonprofit victim of tough economic times.
The organization, headquartered in East Liberty, told its paid staff of 17 on Wednesday that it no longer could run numerous literacy programs it operated with them and hundreds of volunteers. Programs included teaching parents and day-care workers how to read to children, providing high-quality,
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10220/1078548-298.stm#ixzz0w1iRfd43The organization, headquartered in East Liberty, told its paid staff of 17 on Wednesday that it no longer could run numerous literacy programs it operated with them and hundreds of volunteers. Programs included teaching parents and day-care workers how to read to children, providing high-quality,
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