Actress Jennifer Garner in Kentucky to Advocate for Childhood Literacy

It seems Kentucky has Hollywood's attention of late. Danny Glover will be coming to Owensboro in September. And it's just been announced that Jennifer Garner is in the Commonwealth now.

The star of Juno and Alias spent Tuesday at the capitol in Frankfort  push for Save the Children's early childhood programs to be included in the state's budget.

Mark Shriver, the president of the Save the Children Advocacy Network joined Garner in urging legislators to continue funding Save the Children literacy programs through an annual $941,400 state budget appropriation.

Garner is in Kentucky because its results in helping kids up through third grade have been stronger than in any other state.