{"id":1172,"date":"2021-05-11T07:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T12:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrbc.net\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:19:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T18:19:47","slug":"ncrbc-launches-their-newest-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrbc.net\/ncrbc-launches-their-newest-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"NCRBC Launches Their Newest Initiative, the ‘Words Matter’ Advocacy Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
A community effort to get books into the hands of all new mothers, with the hope their children grow up to live better lives, kicks off this month. This is the newest initiative of the North Central Regional Betterment Coalition\u2019s (NCRBC) \u2018Words Matter\u2019 advocacy campaign.<\/p>\n
Every new mother discharged from St. Margaret\u2019s Health Spring Valley and St. Margaret\u2019s Health Peru, and OSF St. Elizabeth in Ottawa, will be given a set of 6 books. The intent is for reading to, and with, 0-to-3-year-olds. An advocacy pamphlet describing the lifetime benefits of reading and verbally engaging infants right from birth will also be provided.<\/p>\n
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