What started in April as a hopeful initiative to encourage family reading and bonding, Reach Out and Read’s #ReadTogether challenge exceeded all expectations. With the help from our invaluable network, during isolating times our video project brought families nationwide together in an outpour of joy and love for shared reading!…
From families to companies, Reach Out and Read’s mission is valued and supported by many. The consulting firm, West Monroe selected Reach Out and Read for its 2020 National Service Day aligning with our mutual core value of social responsibility. The organization’s diverse population, from mothers, fathers, and pet parents alike, found participating in our #ReadTogether project to be a fun and rewarding way to support communities in a family-friendly way while also encouraging employees to pick up their favorite books from childhood and embrace nostalgia and community service!…
At Reach Out and Read, we believe all families should have the tools and information they need to make reading aloud a daily routine. A book is just the beginning, and we play an integral role and responsibility in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within all aspects of our work.…
During these times, we all have had to adapt to the new normal– including Jaden Mandio, a Boy Scout from Troop 22 in Bloomfield, NJ! At eleven years old, Jaden participated in our #ReadTogether project as an innovative way to earn his Reading Merit Badge by supporting awareness of Reach Out and Read’s mission to encourage families to make shared reading a part of their routine.…
Reach Out and Read’s National Book Committee meets regularly to review the books that are made available through our catalogs. At the heart of the committee’s mission is ensuring that the books given out by our providers represent the values stated in the Reach Out and Read Book Policies.…
You go into pediatrics – and perhaps especially primary care pediatrics – because you believe in the remarkable potential of children and the pure joy of watching – and helping – them grow. You find yourself working with Reach Out and Read because you believe in the power of parents and caregivers – ALL parents and caregivers – to express their love for their babies and toddlers and children through the positive and language-rich interactions that happen around the books.…
Telehealth and virtual medicine have quickly become important tools to care for patients during this unprecedented health care crisis. The message from our network of providers was loud and clear, “We need guidance on how to deliver Reach Out and Read in a telehealth well-child visit.”…
As part of their Paper with Purpose commitment to sustainability, Boise Paper looks for opportunities to give back to the communities their employees and customers call home. In their support of Reach Out and Read, Boise Paper was a key sponsor of the new website, which was launched in October 2019, and a supporter of the 30th Anniversary Leadership Conference that was held at the Boston Public Library.…
The Clinton Foundation and Reach Out and Read were both established on the belief that everyone, no matter their background and means, deserves a chance to succeed. We are honored that our #ReadTogether project continues to be recognized and promoted as a way to support the community during the Pandemic by encouraging families to read aloud.…
New England Patriots Super Bowl Champion, children’s book author, and youth literacy advocate, Malcolm Mitchell and Reach Out and Read come together to support developing minds across the country and give children of all backgrounds and means a better start to life.…