Filling the Book Void in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida

Reading oases are sprouting in the 11 highest-need zip codes in Miami-Dade County and across Broward County this year, where Reach Out and Read medical providers will experience no book distribution gap at our medical sites. Thanks to recent partnerships from the Frederick 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.…

New Affiliate in the Bay Area

The Bay Area is a place of extreme inequality; the likelihood that a child will experience success varies dramatically by zip code, income level, and race/ethnicity. To give every child a chance for success, Reach Out and Read is proud to have been an integral part of the Bay Area’s early health and development efforts for over 20 years.…

Residency Training Promotes the Growth of Reach Out and Read

Since 1989, Reach Out and Read has experienced a long and steady program growth that has been largely driven by medical providers learning about Reach Out and Read during their residency training and then seeking to carry it forward wherever they go next.…

Amerigroup Partners with Reach Out and Read in Memphis, TN.

Amerigroup Tennessee, a leading managed care provider of health benefits for Tennessee residents who participate in the state’s Medicaid programs, and Reach Out and Read are joining forces to enhance childhood literacy and foster the emotional, cognitive, social, and biological functioning of children throughout the region.…

Brian Gallagher, CEO of Reach Out and Read, Announces Departure

Reach Out and Read, the national organization that partners with pediatric clinicians to promote early literacy through well-child visits, has announced that Brian Gallagher will be stepping down as CEO later this year, after nearly 15 years of service to the organization. …

Scholastic’s CEO Dick Robinson dies at 84

Reach Out and Read has lost a dear friend with the passing of Richard (Dick) Robinson.  Scholastic has announced that Richard (Dick) Robinson passed away suddenly over the weekend.  Dick served as Scholastic’s Chair and CEO for several decades, and consistently demonstrated his deep commitment to children’s literacy and education. …

Stronger Together: Resilience Rooted in Community

2021 leadership conference

Our virtual gathering of clinicians, early childhood experts, and Reach Out and Read leadership provided a venue to share the power of Reach Out and Read to give every child a strong foundation through meaningful child-parent interactions and a love of reading and books. …