Goodwill launches new childhood literacy program

GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)-Goodwill of South Mississippi is turning the page on childhood literacy with the launch of a brand-new program called ‘Goodreads.’

The program kicked off this week with its first reading event at Bel-Aire and Crossroads Elementary School in Gulfport.

Harrison County Sheriff Matt Haley and Goodwill’s mascot ‘Sunny the Smiling G’ read to students and each child went home with a book of their own.

Goodwill plans to expand Goodreads across the Coast and is looking for volunteers to help inspire the next generation of readers. For more information, click here.