Meet the Houston moms on a mission to promote literacy, learning and inclusion through braille
Cheri Hutcherson, Lauren Thurman and their families are participants in this year's Braille Across America, the annual event that supports National Braille Press and their efforts to promote braille literacy. Watch the video to learn more about their mission and how braille is empowering blind and visually impaired adults and children -- including Cheri's 13 year old son Will, who is blind.
Support the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundationโs mission to help all Houstonians learn to read
The Foundation is celebrating 10 years of carrying out Barbara Bushโs mission to ensure all adults and children are given the opportunities needed to learn to read. You can help by supporting their many outreach programs including My Home Library, the UH Cougar Tutor program, Camp Adventure, the Curiosity Cruiser, Success Through Adult Reading, and George and Barbara Bush Family Places. To help, go to www.barbarabushhouston.org
โDisability Book Weekโ opens world of literary contributions to better understand, empower disabled community
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joins Texas Governor Abbott and officials from other states to proclaim April 23 โ 29 as โDisability Book Week,โ which will highlight authors worldwide with disabilities. It also includes books that have a leading character with a disability shown in a positive way.
Houston Rockets, Reliant and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation hosting annual book drive
HOUSTON โ Throughout the month of March, the Houston Rockets and the Rockets Womenโs Organization are partnering up with Reliant for the fifth annual โHTX Reads Book Drive,โ benefiting the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation. This year Houstonians can support childhood literacy virtually by texting โBookDriveโ to 91999, or visiting bushhoustonliteracy.org/bookdrive. In addition to donating money or books, Houstonians are encouraged to celebrate National Read Aloud Month by making reading with their children a daily habit and using #HTXReads when sharing photos on social media. Watch as Lauren Kelly chats with Julie Baker Finck, President, Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, Felicia Stone, Houston Rockets Womenโs Organization, and Leanne Schneider, Director Of Community Relations at Reliant about how you can support this wonderful event.
Creating a stronger Houston through the power of literacy
HOUSTON โ Houston is facing a literacy crisis. According to research from the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, one in three Houston-area adults canโt read or write beyond a fourth-grade level. Illiteracy has become a multi-generational issue impacting all areas of the economy, but there is a strategic plan in place to change Houstonโs literacy landscape. Nearly 30% of Houston-area third-graders fail to meet the minimum reading standards. The goal is to enrich the lives of more and more Houstonians through the power of literacy.