WHAT IS BONDING?
Bonding is the loving connection that grows between you and your child.
HOW DO WE BOND?
Bonding can begin even before baby is born! After baby is born, it’s having those face-to-face moments like talking, copying sounds and faces baby makes, and smiling back and forth.…
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Reading is powerful! Starting at birth, Doctors say reading to your child can help promote social, emotional, and cognitive development.
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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $8 million to the national nonprofit Reach Out and Read, and some of that money will help children in Wisconsin.
The organization helps with early childhood development by using books and reading during pediatric care visits.…
Reach Out and Read is thrilled to announce it has received an $8 million investment from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This historic investment stands as the largest private contribution in Reach Out and Read’s 34-year history. The funds will play a pivotal role in enhancing the organization’s mission to promote early relational health for children through bonding during reading and pediatric care.…
Following a statewide search, Reach Out and Read has named Azure’De (DeDe) Williams the next executive director for its Wisconsin affiliate.
Williams began her tenure on May 30, following the retirement of Karin Mahony.
Williams received a Bachelor of Science degree in behavioral science & law and a criminal justice certificate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Williams…
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Reach Out and Read Bay Area Executive Director, Artavia Berry shared about their special program “Operation Rx for Success for Military Families” with host Olivia Horton. Watch the clip to learn more about how this program is helping to support military parents and children foster a love for reading together.…
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Nonprofit literacy group Reach Out and Read suggests that the simple act of reading to your child can help counter feelings of isolation.
Watch the full story on NBC Bay Area here.
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Reach Out and Read is a national nonprofit, with a branch in Illinois, working to deliver books to pediatricians and clinics.
The goal is for the health care professionals to give the books out to their patients. Particularly, for families who may not have the resources to buy new books.…
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Reach Out and Read is proud to announce the Greater Cleveland affiliate has been honored with the second Kurt Karakul Literacy Award. The organization will be recognized at an upcoming celebration, where Ohio First Lady, Fran DeWine, will serve as the keynote speaker.…
On Wednesday April 5, 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order establishing a Governor’s Council on Latino Empowerment. We are proud to share that Marty Martinez, CEO of Reach Out and Read National, was appointed to the council, along with 39 other leaders.…