Mt. Vernon, IL, Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Mt. Vernon, IL – In support of United Way’s Education Initiative, UWSCI has received a grant in the amount of $6,400.00 from Healing Illinois to benefit many school libraries throughout our region. Healing Illinois is a racial healing initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), in partnership with The Chicago Community Trust, designed to distribute $4.5 million grants to organizations across the state to begin, or continue, the work of racial healing. The grant was facilitated by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation.
United Way’s literacy initiative is to promote a sense of community and passion for reading of all ages. This grant is a perfect continuation of the United Way of South Central Illinois’ Dolly Parton Imagination Library. It is our hope that these books will promote dialogue and facilitate learning in areas of racism and racial equity.
Checks in the amount of $400 was distributed to the following Libraries:
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Waltonville Grade School Library |
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Bethel School #82 Library |
Bluford School Library |
Hamilton County Jr/Sr High Library |
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Webber High School Library |
Mt. Vernon Township High School Library |
Waltonville High School Library |
Woodlawn High School Library |
Woodlawn Grade School
Summersville Grade School
McClellan School #12
Grand Prairie Library
Field #3 School Library
Farrington School Library
Mt. Vernon Primary School Library
Rome Community Consolidated Library
