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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.…
Reach Out and Read partners officially with 16 active medical sites in Delaware, but these have always remained “independent” sites. By bringing these medical sites into the Reach Out and Read affiliate structure, we will be able to formalize and leverage these partnerships as we work to strengthen our impact on Delaware’s babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families.…
A new policy brief—released in partnership with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Policy Lab was authored by primary care providers, early literacy researchers, and policy experts. It provides recommendations on how states could use Medicaid and CHIP to improve equitable access to Reach Out and Read.…
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Read Across America day promotes health benefits of reading to kids.
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Chosen from a pool of more than 2,000 entries, the #RORPodcast has won Silver in the Health category for the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards.
At Reach Out and Read, we dream of a world in which every child is read to every day.…
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 management, and continuous improvement.…
Announcing the release of an OpEd The Risks and Rewards of Sharing Power With Your Community, in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, documenting an approach taken by the
Early Relational Health Coordinating Hub to “ensure that community members are given opportunities for participation and decision making equal to the so-called traditional experts.” …
Native Americans have endured a history of violence and displacement. That history helped drive American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children today to have the lowest high school graduation rates and college entry rates of any minority group in the U.S.
The delivery of Reach Out and Read at our 222 AI/AN medical sites (where we serve children at 133,500 well-child visits a year) hits an intersection of alleviating health disparities, addressing social justice, and providing a pandemic response.…
Reach Out and Read and Scholastic are proud to announce this year’s Judy Newman Book Award will be I Am Enough by Grace Byers.
The annual award highlights one book that resonates with families and encourages them to read aloud together.…