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On June 6th, Grants worth millions of dollars are going toward early childhood learning in Louisville.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg spoke at the southwest YMCA to announce $4.6 million from the American Rescue Plan will be divided among eight organizations throughout the community.

The mayor’s office provided a news release with a list of the local organizations receiving funds:

The National Center for Families Learning: $1,376,084 to partner with community organizations to host family-child playgroups to improve literacy and school readiness.

Metro United Way: Three grants, including $653,435 to expand access to developmental screening, $789,415 to build 12 natural playscapes, and $176,015 to prepare child educators and families for kindergarten.

YMCA of Greater Louisville: $420,969 to offer family-child school readiness, including outdoor play, community building and YMCA memberships.

The de Paul School: $319,440 to partner with Kentucky Refugee Ministries and Family Scholar House to provide evaluation and interventions for occupational speech therapy with training for parents.

Waterfront Development Corporation: $209,000 for signage and videos at Waterfront Park Playport to facilitate child learning and parent engagement.

Family and Children’s Place: $256,331 to expand access to developmental screening for refugee and immigrant families.

Imagination Library of Louisville: $270,090 to ensure that all Louisville children, from birth to 5 years old, can receive free books each month.

Americana Community Center: $125,129 for generational programming for refugee parents and children up to 5 years old.

“Our kids who are born in Louisville regardless of their circumstances, have an opportunity to start their learning early — Ideally at the age of three,” Greenberg said.

The money is expected to help develop school readiness programs for kindergarten, providing books for kids, expanding access to developmental screening.

To read the story, check out the story at WDRB here.