Students at Frederick Douglass Elementary School in Dallas could barely contain their excitement earlier this month as they entered a room filled with hundreds of books—with stories of adventure and new worlds to explore, knowing they could choose one of their very own to take home and read with their families.

The book giveaway was made possible by a grant from Atmos Energy to the Texas Health Resources Foundation to support the work of North Texas Healthy Communities (NTHC), the nonprofit well-being arm of Texas Health Resources. In the coming year, the collaboration will provide 10,000 free books to almost 6,000 children across five North Texas counties.

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