A donation from the Kentucky Association of Health Plans is going to the state chapter of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library to promote child literacy.
The $100,000 donation was announced during an event in Frankfort Monday morning. The Imagination Library is a nationwide program that mails free books to families with young children.
Katherine North is the Vice President of External Affairs for the association. She says literacy is important to children’s health down the line.
“We know that children who can read and have strong literacy skills do much better in school, and that also aids with things like anxiety and depression,” North said. “And we want to make sure that we're stabilizing and supporting children.”
Parton visited Kentucky earlier this year to recognize the library’s milestone of being available in all of Kentucky’s 120 counties.
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