By Amy Erickson, Executive Director Reach Out and Read Georgia As we embark on the journey of a new year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. We are energized and optimistic for all that is to come! The season of giving brought many donations from so many of you […]
Screen-Free Week is approaching! From May 1-7 share in the joys of life beyond the screen and engage in activities that prepare your child for the future–such as reading! A guest blog post from Jean Rogers at Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood! IMG When I was raising my daughter, Kate, and her twin younger […]
(Fox Carolina) Reading to your kids at an early age could help them understand words and phrases sooner. A nonprofit in the Carolinas, called Reach out and Read, is providing free books at doctors appointments and they say it’s having a big impact. Betsy Flowers reads to her daughter Mary Margaret everyday. She believes it’s […]
Dr. Berkelhamer has grown roots in Atlanta, Georgia and his next move is to support wider dissemination of the program to reach all Georgia children.
(Forbes) Four years to the day after Minneapolis joined forces with UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI), the city is being recognized as an official UNICEF Child Friendly City. … In 2023, Minneapolis expanded its popular Reach Out and Read Minnesota initiative, distributing free books to children and their parents via hospitals and health clinics in Hennepin County. Research shows […]
I’ve felt like I’ve been in the eye of command central since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and I haven’t slowed down since.
(ABC 4) Ottawa Area ISD and Ready for School (RFS) worked together in support of the Reach Out & Read (ROR) program to provide developmentally appropriate and diverse books to over 4,000 children up to age five and their families visiting participating pediatric clinics in the Ottawa area. … “This evidence-based approach fosters parental involvement and […]