The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Bend received a special donation from New York Life, including a check for $2,880 and 400 books designed to support local youth aged 6 through their teens.
The book collection focuses on essential reading skills and addresses trauma-informed topics such as bullying, food insecurity, and grief—issues that directly impact many young people in the community.
“We have such a need with our youth especially with reading and learning loss post COVID. A lot of the kids don’t have physical books in their hand, and it seems to help them learn a little faster and better,” Kim Barrientos, President and CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of the Coastal Bend, said…