Broncos safety David Bruton Jr. announced on Wednesday the launch of The David Bruton Foundation and Bruton’s Books to help improve the reading proficiency of students in lower-income communities in the Denver-metro area.
In partnership with the Colorado Reading Corps and School Partners, both programs of Mile High United Way’s School Readiness Initiative, Bruton’s Books will pay regular visits to schools to encourage students to read, and will also grant funds and organize book donations for selected schools. The funds will give students the opportunity to select books to own and read over the summer.
Bruton, who graduated from Notre Dame in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology, worked as a substitute teacher in his hometown of Miamisburg, Ohio, during the 2011 NFL lockout.