Southwest Human Development aims to provide children books

April 30, 2020
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Getting books in the hands of kids. Especially those who need those books the most. That’s the goal of a literacy program run by Southwest Human Development. We learned more from Katherine Willard, the organization’s literacy program manager.

In this segment:

Katherine Willard, the Southwest Human Development literacy program manager

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