Fathers Incorporated Installs 83 Real Dads Read Literacy Centers

Fathers Incorporated, the leading national non-profit for the promotion of responsible fatherhood dedicated its 83rd Real Dads Read (www.realdadsread.org)literacy center in partnership with Little Free Library in Atlanta in late May.

M. Agnes Jones Elementary, the first APS STEM Certified School in metro-Atlanta was the 80th literacy center installed in metro-Atlanta, followed by Kaiser Permanente Douglasville Medical Center as the 81st, Iron Cuts Barber Den was 82nd and Gate City Nursery was the 83rd library to-date in partnership with The United Way of Greater Atlanta.

Kenneth Braswell, CEO of Fathers Incorporated shares, "It is an honor to serve the local communities here in Georgia. When we began Real Dads Read two short years ago, we never imagined that we would impact so many fathers and their children." He continues, "With the support of Little Free Library and Hachette Books, Fathers Incorporated has been able to distribute around 10,000 books in Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, Rockdale, Cobb and Muscogee counties, including Metro Atlanta. With the help of new partners, we are looking to exceed our goal of 100 literacy centers in barbershops and schools by the end of 2019."

Mr. Braswell serves as a Board Member of the Little Free Library, a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world.

Real Dads Read is a project aimed at youth through middle school-aged children (K-8) and their fathers/male caregivers to encourage a love of reading, improve literacy skills and educational outcomes, and to strengthen bonds between fathers/caregivers and their children.

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