Ready. Set. Grow. West Central IllinoisThe percent of parents at Adams County Health Department reading five or more days a week has doubled since 2013. Congratulations parents. Thank you volunteers and nurses who teach families about brain-building and gift a new book to each child. And thank you to our supporters who make the books possible, including Gardner Foundation, Tracy […]
Thank you Adams County United Way for the grant to buy STEM books for toddlers and preschoolers at Adams County Health Department. STEM books are counting books, shape books, and sorting and classifying books. If children enter school with strong number sense you have actually built a math brain that will help them all the […]
Thank you J. W. Gardner Foundation for the grant to support our efforts in Adams County. What a wonderful start to 2020! Children at Adams County Health Department will get brand new wonderful board books as their parents learn they can build brains in the early years. The percent of families reading five or more […]