Sarasota Housing Authority hosts Books and Badges event with SPD
The Sarasota Police Dept. and housing authority joined forces Wednesday for the 7th annual “Books and Badges” event to bring books to underserved children in the community.
Officers paraded through Sarasota s Newtown neighborhood handing out books to children, with droves of smiling faces ready to pick through their brand new books. Breakfast was even provided by Chick-fil-a.
The event happens every summer, a pivotal time for children out of school with what s often referred to as a “summer slide” a regression of academic proficiency due to the break that hinders progress when kids return to school in the fall.