Wash Around the Clock, LaundryCares Foundation to Host Free Laundry and Literacy Event

The LaundryCares Foundation in partnership with Wash Around the Clock and US Ventures is excited to announce a collaborative initiative to address the early literacy gap in the Tallahassee community.

On October 23rd, residents of Tallahassee are invited to Wash Around the Clock, 220 W. Tharpe Street, for a Free Laundry and Early Literacy Day event. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., guests will enjoy complimentary laundry services, refreshments, and engaging early literacy activities for children and adults. There are no limitations on the amount of clothing and linens that can be brought in for free washing and drying.

Throughout the afternoon, children will have the opportunity to participate in reading activities and learn from community partners including the Tallahassee Public Library. The Laundry Cares Foundation will also provide attendees with access to a free digital library through Book Smart-World Reader, a reading initiative that gives families access to children’s books with matching corresponding activities right from their family’s phone, and all children will go home with a new book of their choice. An early literacy activity will accompany the day.

Read, Play & Learn spaces, established in select laundromats nationwide, provide child-friendly and comfortable learning environments that promote school readiness—an essential need often unmet in historically minoritized or marginalized communities. These impactful programs are made possible through the collaborative efforts of, LaundryCares Foundation and Too Small to Fail, who joined forces to create the Laundry Literacy Coalition, focused on supporting early language development in young children.

The LaundryCares Foundation works hand in hand with laundromat owners and community organizations throughout the United States to connect communities with literacy resources. Enrolling in the LaundryCares Network is free of charge and allows interested parties to actively contribute to the movement aimed at bridging the significant child literacy gap prevalent in historically excluded communities.

For more information about the LaundryCares Foundation and its initiatives, please visit laundrycares.org.