The Bridgton News by Lisa Williams Ackley

CASCO — There are great learning opportunities for kids and their parents to explore, thanks to the Western Maine Family Literacy Program!

Earlier this year, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy awarded a $25,000 Lighthouse grant to School Administrative Districts 61 and 72 Regional Adult & Community Education for the Western Maine Family Literacy Program.

The grant will be used to provide adult education, early childhood literacy, family literacy, parenting education, career exploration and job training to families through a combination of center-based and home-based services. The Crooked River Adult & Community Education Center in Casco is the primary site for the WMFLP, and other programming is provided at Molly Ockett Middle School in Fryeburg, Fryeburg Head Start, the Brownfield Public Library and at libraries in Bridgton, Sebago, Fryeburg, Denmark and Lovell as requested. Grant funds will also be used for outreach to local service providers and surrounding communities interested in establishing or expanding family literacy programs.

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