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Sarasota Housing Authority hosts 'Books and Badges' event with SPD The Sarasota Police Dept. and housing authority joined forces Wednesday for the 7th annual “Books and Badges” event to bring books to underserved children in the community.  Officers paraded through Sarasota's Newtown neighborhood handing out books to children, with droves of smiling faces ready to pick through their brand new books. Breakfast was even provided by Chick-fil-a. The event happens every summer, a pivotal time for children out of school with what's often referred to as a “summer slide” — a regression o...

'Books and Badges' brings hundreds of books to kids in a low-income Sarasota community On Wednesday, the "Books and Badges" event is hosted by the Sarasota Housing Authority allowed police officers to hand out hundreds of books to kids in a public housing community. and last updated 2021-07-14 18:23:48-04 SARASOTA, Fla. — On Wednesday, Sarasota police officers handed out hundreds of books to kids in a public housing community. The "Books and Badges" event was hosted by the Sarasota Housing Authority and Sarasota Public Libraries. "We’re really working hard to turn what is typically ...