The power of partnership was fully displayed when Bank of America hosted a volunteer book drive supporting families in need across our community in September. Through this collaborative effort, three Reach Out and Read Northwest partner clinics—Neighborcare Health at Columbia City, Sea Mar Seattle, and Community Healthcare Lakewood—received books for children and families. …
Reach Out and Read was pleased to welcome Washington State Senator Claire Wilson, longtime champion of children and families to Pediatrics Northwest, Federal Way on Wednesday September 10. Senator Wilson saw first-hand how clinicians and families coming together over shared reading sparks healthy relationships and early literacy in a two-generation approach. …
Reach Out and Read, the nationally recognized nonprofit redefining pediatric care and strengthening families through early literacy, has named Dr. Lynette M.…
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Local clinicians with Reach Out and Read Georgia says storytime is one school supply no child in the Peach State should go without, but new numbers show a steep drop in the number of parents reading to their kids.…
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Rx for Summer Reading is our way of keeping families connected to books and each other all summer long. For 16 years now, we’ve used fun, engaging stories to encourage families to read together—starting as early as a baby’s first doctor visit.…
Across the country, approximately 1.7 million children are part of active duty and reserve military families. Nearly 38 percent of them are under the age of 5 — a stage of life filled with rapid growth, emotional development, and critical bonding.…
By Erin Henry
Interim CEO and Chief Development Officer
Reach Out and Read
Twenty-one years ago, my wife, Dora, and I stood in a long line at Cambridge City Hall, giddy and slightly stunned, holding marriage license #117. It was the day same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, and a moment we weren’t sure we’d ever see in our lifetimes — a legal recognition of our love and our right to build a life together. …
At Reach Out and Read Northwest, our commitment to children and families has never wavered. We have worked with Washington’s pediatric clinicians to incorporate shared reading into well-child visits for nearly three decades. Our evidence-based model supports early brain development, fosters strong parent-child bonds, and lays the foundation for long-term school and life success.…
St. Croix Health-St. Croix Falls clinic welcomed State Senator Romaine Quinn on Thursday, May 1 for Reach Out and Read Wisconsin’s fifth of six legislative visits. Senator Quinn was able to tour the clinic, read aloud to a few children, and hear from St.…
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – Primrose School of Brookfield recently donated over 1,000 books to the Reach Out and Read program at Children’s Wisconsin-Westbrook Pediatrics after holding a month-long book drive throughout February that culminated on Read Across America Day on March 3.…