Between September and May 1999, volunteer mentors will reach 1,374 children in 25 counties. They will read and give to children more than 16,400 books. UW-Extension Family Living staff and Wisconsin Public Television trained 130 volunteer mentors. More than 25 agencies are involved in the First Book Project. In Manitowoc County, for example, volunteers who read books for 190 Head Start children also made book bags for them.
Publications are available in alternative formats upon request.
For more information, contact your county Extension office.