Kiwanis of Starkville Partners with Starkville School District

Kiwanis of Starkville Partners with the Oktibbeha County Families First Resource Center

Pictured above is Pat May, President of Kiwanis of Starkville. Kiwanis partners with the Center by providing funding and volunteers to promote literacy to children 0 to 5 years old. The Club sponsors “WEE READ” Program by providing reading materials and educational prizes to children in the 24 licensed pre-schools, private day care and in-home childcare centers in Oktibbeha County. Each month 3 facilities are selected to encourage parents to read to their children during the month. Each facility receives 5 books, each child that participates receives 1 book, and the 3 top readers receive a book and an educational toy that promotes reading.

Any parent of a preschooler 0-5 years of age may participate by calling 320-4607
Oktibbeha County Families First Resource Center is a program of Starkville School District’s Department of Family Centered Programs and funded by the MS State Department of Human Services.