Bradenton, Fl. - You can help a child learn to read with the United Way of Manatee County and its second year of ReadingPals.

The program is a highly interactive program designed to achieve real outcomes for children.  

“With only sixty minutes a week as a ReadingPal volunteer, each of us can help transform the lives of our community’s children through a mentor/teacher relationship that can be life-altering by increasing the probability of success in school which parallels so well with success in life,” says Philip Brown, President of United Way of Manatee County.

Manatee County, Florida -- 250 Students at Tillman Elementary School will receive free backpacks and other school supplies for the start of the new school year thanks to the generosity of three local Exchange Clubs and the Family Partnership Center.

Members of the Exchange Clubs and Family Partnership Center Staff will distribute the backpacks to Tillman students, grades 3 through 5, during “Open House Night,” on Thursday, August 15th from 3:30 to 5 p.m.  

Manatee County, Florida -- Manatee County Community Services Department is accepting applications not to exceed $190,000 in financial assistance to enhance driver education programs provided by public and private schools.