First Book awards grants to local agencies

COEUR d'ALENE - First Book of Kootenai County recently announced this year's recipients of First Book Grants.

First Book provides new books to children.

Grant recipients are: Child Care Resource Center, $1,080; Family Promise of North Idaho, $540; Hayden Lake Kinder Center, $750; ICARE, $948; Mountain States Early Head Start, $1,590; North Idaho College Head Start, $2,180.

First Book grants are made possible through the Idaho Community Foundation, Allegra Print and Imaging, as well as the support of Catholic Charities and community donations.