More than 232 million books for children, from birth to age five, have been provided by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Inspired by her father's inability to read and write, Dolly started her Imagination Library for kids in her own county in Tennessee. Today, her program spans five countries!

Whether you have a child or know one who could benefit from a free book (every month), check availability in your area and sign up for free!

👉 Get all the details: https://imaginationlibrary.com/

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Got books?! If you're anything like me, you might have some books hanging around your home, collecting dust. What better act than to re-home books that you're no longer using. Whether it's to share a great read with someone else, or to help improve literacy for the 130 million Americans ages 16-74 that can't read above a 6th grade level, it's a great time to make an impact for another. Here are a few easy options:

📚 Donate a book to your local library or a Little Free Library. To find your nearest Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/

👪 Help non-profit literacy programs that support families, kids, and schools. Better World Books accepts your book donations at their drop-off boxes (or you can mail them in). For a drop-off near you: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/go/donate

📖 Box-up books or hold a book drive for Reader to Reader. The organization is focused on expanding literacy and learning opportunities for the most chronically underserved and vulnerable communities, including inner-city schools and rural public libraries. For more information: https://www.readertoreader.org/donate/

📸: Ian Nolan, Alamy

Before 1975, only one in five children with disabilities attended public school. The landmark law that would later become known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, changed that by declaring that schools could no longer deny an education to students with disabilities.

Now, 49 years later, what's considered "adequate" funding for students with disabilities is on the docket. When the IDEA Act became law in 1975, Congress promised to pay for 40% of the cost of educating students with disabilities. That promise was never lived up to—the closest it has come to reaching the 40% commitment was in 2005, when it reached 18%.

👉 Add your name to shed a renewed spotlight on "adequately" funding educational opportunities for those with disabilities.
https://fulfillthepromise.net/#support

📸: The Justice