Building inspector shortage hinders housing development
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A book drive running through next week aims to get kids reading at Grant Community School.
Maps Credit Union and Oregon nonprofit SMART Reading are collecting new and gently-used children's books to help boost literacy at the school. The books will be distributed to students for free at a spring book fair.
“We believe that access to books cultivates a love for reading and builds literacy skills that will support students throughout their education and be with them for a lifetime,” said Kim Hanson, executive director of the Maps Community Foundation, the credit union's charitable arm.
From now until Friday, Jan. 31, books can be dropped off at Maps’ High Street Branch at 465 Division St. N.E. in Salem during business hours. You can read more about what SMART Reading is doing to help kids in Salem schools in this Salem Reporter article.
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