Daphne Harrell volunteers her time every Tuesday afternoon to read to the Pre-K/Kindergarten classroom at the Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key Program.  She brings books that she has written as well as some that are written by others.  Pictured above is Harrell reading to the students of Latch Key on a recent Tuesday afternoon.

Founded in 1983, the Pearl Griffin Memorial Latch Key Program is located at 2411 Coggin Avenue in the First Christian Church in Brownwood, Texas.  The program serves children (Pre-K through 6th grade) who qualify from low income families to have after school care so that the children are not left home alone.

Currently, 80 children are served in Brownwood by Latch Key.  First Christian Church donates the classroom space and Howard Payne students help as teachers fulfilling two needs, a low cost staff for Latch Key and a job through the Work Study Program for the HPU students.  Latch Key is a United Way Organization.

For more information about the Latch Key program, call Jessica Hardy at 646-2138.