Chrishawndra Matthews has given out 600,000 free books since she started Literacy in the H.O.O.D back in 2017
CLEVELAND, Ohio — News 5 continues to Follow-Through on stories that matter most to you and your loved ones.We don’t just report the initial story—we follow through to its conclusion. Read and watch our previous reporting on this story below and see more stories that we've followed through on here.Research shows that 66% of adults in Cleveland are functionally illiterate.
"Now, when I pull up—they know what I'm coming out with. They're like that's the book lady! And I just thank God because it's bigger than me," Matthews said. "Going in these areas Mike, where we know that these reading scores and test scores are low—we're setting up a table and literally just passing out books," Matthews said.
"I told her we couldn't stop doing what we were doing, and we just started doing way more events. We gave people books out of our driveway," Smith, Founder of"Boys Do Read," said.She's ready to hit the road at a moment's notice."He was the fire under my feet to launch Literacy in the H.O.O.D. because what I know—there's disparities in literacy," Matthews said.
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