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Affiliate Leadership

Looking for Reach Out and Read’s Affiliate Leadership Council? See the inaugural class here. Can’t find an affiliate in your state? Email info@reachoutandread.org to find the Reach Out and Read affiliate nearest you.

Reach Out and Read Welcomes Johnnetta Anderson as the New Chief of Staff

Johnnetta comes to Reach Out and Read with a distinguished career that includes nonprofit, education, and public health sector experience. She held leadership and teaching positions of increasing responsibility and complexity for nearly two decades. As a result, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role, which includes strategic leadership, quality management, project […]

FPG Scientists launch project, partner with Reach Out and Read

(The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute) In January 2024, co-principal investigators Melanie Livet, PhD, and Caryn Ward, PhD, launched a two-year project, “Transforming Implementation Practice in Early Childhood through the Development of a Professional Learning Program to support Practitioners’ Implementation Capabilities.” This undertaking is a partnership between Reach Out and Read in North Carolina and […]

Improving childhood literacy, one medical visit at a time

(WellSpan Health) For Amber Reeder’s four children, going to the doctor for a checkup is more than getting an exam or a vaccination. That’s because her son and three daughters know they will leave Dr. Stephen Flack’s office with a new book from the office book nook. Dr. Flack’s practice is one of several WellSpan […]

Marty Martinez Podcast: Reach Out and Read

(American Diversity Report) Marty Martinez leads the Reach Out and Read network, which includes more than 6,000 program sites in all 50 states and nearly 30 regional, state, and local affiliates. Marty brings 25 years of experience working on behalf of young people, families and underserved communities across the Greater Boston area. He has a […]

Allscripts Supports Literacy and Children

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions LLC proudly supported Reach out and Read as the beneficiary of its annual conference: Allscripts Client Experience (ACE). Allscripts is a global leader in healthcare IT with over 30 years of experience, providing physician practices, hospitals, and other healthcare providers with practice management and electronic health record technology. Every year, Allscripts features […]

A Mom’s Perspective

Moms rely on each other for good advice on all things to do with parenting and often that advice comes through social media channels. Reach Out and Read recently partnered with Babbleboxx and several talented professional bloggers to amplify the message of spending time reading aloud together. Joy was the overwhelming sentiment from the moms […]