{"id":943,"date":"2021-06-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sussex.com\/nourishing-our-communities-through-reading\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:25:57","slug":"nourishing-our-communities-through-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sussex.com\/nourishing-our-communities-through-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Nourishing Our Communities Through Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex\u2019s debut children\u2019s book, The Bench,<\/em> releases worldwide, she and her husband, Prince Harry, along with all of us at Archewell are taking a moment to recognize and support the amazing changemakers who are fostering community, compassion, and connection for every child.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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After more than a year of unprecedented challenges for schoolkids and families everywhere, The Duchess believes the path ahead must include a focus on well-being\u2014and nourishing our communities through food, education, and emotional and mental health support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Archewell, that is often centered on food and essential needs (as evidenced by our partnership with organizations like World Central Kitchen<\/a>) but also nourishment through learning and connection (as seen in The Duchess\u2019s support of last year\u2019s Save With Stories initiative<\/a> to raise funds for educational resources like books, toys, and worksheets). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an example of this belief system, The Duchess and Archewell have received the support of the publisher of The Bench<\/em> to distribute 2,000 copies at no cost to libraries, community centers, schools, and nonprofit programs across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those receiving free copies include vital organizations like Assistance League\u00ae of Los Angeles<\/a>,<\/strong> which has served the local community for more than 100 years and which The Duke and Duchess visited twice last year to spend time with the children<\/a> at the organization\u2019s Preschool Learning Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make this happen, Archewell is working with the team at First Book<\/a>, a nonprofit social enterprise that\u2019s distributed more than 200 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving kids in low-income communities in the United States and Canada. Reaching an average of 5 million kids per year, the First Book Network operates in classrooms, afterschool programs, libraries, community programs, military support programs, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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