New Bethany Ministries is expanding its Housing Advocacy Program in the Bethlehem Area School District to help keep students from switching schools due to housing insecurity.
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About 20 years ago, Kimberly Resh stood before a Kids Gap cashier, her 6-year-old daughter Mikayla behind her, with her wheelchair and feeding tube. Mikayla had numerous severe physical and intellectual disabilities from birth, and medical complications from them.
“What’s that?” came a young voice from behind.
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Before Resh could turn around, her younger daughter, 3-year-old Lauren, began to explain.
“That’s my sister’s special tube,” she said. “My mom feeds Mikayla special milk through her special tube.”
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Shifting its focus to building diverse home libraries for young readers this year, Lehigh Valley Reads has partnered with nonprofit Mikayla's Voice to include another asset in the discussion: books about children with disabilities.