Community leaders and educators from Fresno County gathered to hear a keynote speaker in town all the way from New York.
Reading and Beyond to get the community informed about helping at risk children in public schools.
Guest speaker, Geoffrey Canada spent his time in the Central Valley inspiring Fresno County.
"I am a huge, huge supporter of communities really rallying around its children," said Canada the founder of Harlem Children's Zone.
The Harlem children's zone has helped transform failing public schools in New York.
His group took a 97-block area of Harlem and worked to save 12-thousand students in at risk schools.
Watch the above video for the whole report.
Reading and Beyond to get the community informed about helping at risk children in public schools.
Guest speaker, Geoffrey Canada spent his time in the Central Valley inspiring Fresno County.
"I am a huge, huge supporter of communities really rallying around its children," said Canada the founder of Harlem Children's Zone.
The Harlem children's zone has helped transform failing public schools in New York.
His group took a 97-block area of Harlem and worked to save 12-thousand students in at risk schools.
Watch the above video for the whole report.