The 2024 Leadership Carroll cohort, hosted by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, has successfully completed a community service project to support literacy in Carroll County! In partnership with Ferst Readers, the West Georgia Regional Library System, and Tanner Health System, they developed family literacy kits for families with newborns delivered at Tanner in July 2024. The group aims to generate further support for local literacy programs, highlighting that 37% of children lack necessary skills upon entering kindergarten. With 85% of brain development occurring by age three, early literacy efforts are crucial.
