We raised more than $3 million through Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof’s 2024 Holiday Impact Prize, which launched through a story in the New York Times! The award celebrates the transformational change Reach Out and Read brings to children and families.
Only about 1 in 3 children under age 2 are read to every day — and that drops to only 1 in 4 kids in households with low incomes.
You can still put more books and guidance about shared reading in the hands of children and families who need them.
A heartfelt thank you to the Overdeck Family Foundation, the Einhorn Collaborative, the Hearst Foundations, and an anonymous donor for matching the first $400,000 raised through the Holiday Impact Prize! And an even bigger thank you to everyone who contributed — your support ensures that hundreds of thousands of families nationwide have access to the transformational power of Reach Out and Read.
Who We Are
Reach Out and Read uses children’s books and shared reading to support parents and caregivers in strengthening healthy relationships and building early literacy skills with their infants and young children. During pediatric well-child visits, our 39,000 clinicians provide new books and discuss with families the lifelong benefits that result from parents reading aloud with their children every day.
Last year, we served 4.6 million children and shared 7.7 million books across 9.3 million face-to-face interactions with families.
Read more about our impact here.
“What a bargain to be able to reach a child and have this impact.” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof and Reach Out and Read CEO Marty Martinez discuss the transformational value of Reach Out and Read.