Summer Reading Program and Back to School Drive

Donate to the Friends of DHA Summer Reading Program and Back to School Drive now through August 1, 2024.Photo byDenver Housing Authority

Denver Housing Authority (DHA) and its nonprofit arm, Friends of DHA, announced today that the organization is collecting donations of new and gently used books for children ages 0-18 and new back-to-school supplies including notebooks, pencils, markers and backpacks for community residents now through August 1, 2024 at the Sun Valley People Center, 2617 W. Holden Place in Denver.

A free summer reading club for the children living in the Sun Valley neighborhood will start on July 17, 2024, and run for five weeks at the Sun Valley People Center. All donated back-to-school supplies will be distributed in early August before the school year begins.

"We are so excited to offer the free summer reading club this year which includes healthy snacks, special guest readers, “wiggle” activities for younger readers and the opportunity for kids to win books that have been donated by the community,” Annie Hancock, Executive Director of Friends of DHA said. "Book donations for kids ages 0-18 are needed now and can be dropped off at the Sun Valley People Center.”

In addition to the summer reading club, Friends of DHA is gathering donations of new school supplies including notebooks, pencils, markers, and backpacks now through August 1, 2024. All donations can be dropped off at the Sun Valley People Center, 2617 W. Holden Place in Denver. Backpacks will be stuffed with new schools supplies and distributed to children in the community who need these resources.

For more information about Friends of DHA or to become a donor, visit https://www.friendsofdha.org/

To learn more about the Denver Housing Authority, visit www.denverhousing.org