The Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Library has provided the City with a $50,000 grant to support the Library Early Learning Center, to be spent between July 15, 2026 and June 30, 2027 primarily on wages for two part-time, temporary Early Learning Center Assistants. The positions will expand capacity for bilingual programming, culturally responsive services, family literacy support, proactive outreach, and community referrals, with a preference for staff proficient in Portuguese or Spanish. While the grant is earmarked for staffing, the planned expansion of early childhood and bilingual services implies potential needs for early learning materials, program design support, translation, outreach tools, and evaluation. Vendors in early literacy curricula, bilingual program content, outreach platforms, and staff training can approach the Library about supporting these new assistants with resources and services that maximize impact for at-risk children and families in downtown Gloucester.
Grant originates from a private foundation donation restricted to operational capacity building for ...
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