Local nonprofit gives thousands of books to kids in SW Florida

Nonprofit gives 6,800 kids books

An Estero-based nonprofit, BelieveNBooks, has launched a 'My Very Own Book' initiative that has already given more than 6,800 young children across eight Florida counties a book to take home.

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  1. An Estero-based nonprofit, BelieveNBooks, has launched a 'My Very Own Book' initiative that has already given more than 6,800 young children across eight Florida counties a book to take home.
  2. Through partnerships with two Early Learning Coalitions, more than 150 early learning centers received books, reaching pre-kindergarten students in Lee and seven other counties.
  3. Each child got a copy of Pete the Cat Too Cool for School, part of an effort to build home libraries and support early literacy and kindergarten readiness.
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