TLC receives literacy grant from CLiF

Duncan McDougall

TLC Family Resource Center announces that they are the recipient of a grant from the Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) through their At-Risk Children Grant Program.

The grant is given to organizations serving low-income, at-risk, and rural kids in Vermont and New Hampshire. TLC is one of 10 organizations for the Spring 2019 cycle.

The grant program includes an inspiring storytelling session with a Vermont or New Hampshire author or storyteller, a new onsite library of children’s books, an optional parent seminar on tips for sharing books with kids, and two new books for each child to choose during the storytelling session.

Executive Director Maggie Monroe-Cassel is excited about the grant.

“Reading and literacy are core components of our parent education. We provide books to expecting mother so they can begin reading to their child before he or she is born. We also have partnered with SAU 6 for a reading program for children to help them better understand diversity,” said Monroe-Cassel.

“The grant provides an excellent opportunity expand our reach and be able to share the love of reading with even more of the community through an hour of storytelling and by being able to send each child home with two books of their choosing,” she continued. “Being able to bring brand new, quality books to children who may not have them as a part of their life because of their situation is a wonderful feeling.”

Storyteller Duncan McDougall, founder of CLiF, will share stories on Thursday, March 21, from 5-6 p.m., at the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center, located at 111 South Street in Claremont. The event is free and open to anyone in the community. Each child at the event will receive two new books of their choosing. There will be books for children and youth up to early teens.

For more information about the event, please call 603-542-1848.

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