HEBER CITY, Utah-Per a Tuesday announcement, Intermountain Healthcare is donating 6,000 books to at-risk children.
This is a donation supporting organizations in Utah dedicated to childhood literacy and development, including the Salt Lake County Health Department and the Reach Out and Read program.
IHC’s Community Giving program provided funding for nearly 4,000 books while IHC leaders from across the system contributed 2,100 more books. Nearly 30 percent of all donated titles were printed in languages other than English.
Reach Out and Read is a nonprofit organization incorporating books into pediatric care, will also receive supplies. The organization has 34 Utah locations, roughly half of which operate out of Intermountain clinics, and serves roughly 41,000 children annually.
