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Reach Out and Read Announces Plan to Serve 10 Million Children by 2030
The nonprofit’s new strategic plan outlines a goal to reach half of U.S. kids under 5, focused on under-resourced areas Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that fosters parent relationships through shared reading, announced today a new growth plan, focused on more than doubling its reach, to serve 10 million children by 2030. Its […]
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(Be Well Philly) … The 2024 challenge marks the 13th year of the Health Hero Challenge, which recognizes local medical professionals, frontline health workers, nonprofit leaders, teachers, coaches, entrepreneurs, and community activists who are working to improve health outcomes and general wellness for those living in and around Philadelphia. … And then, after all the […]
Tara Kimbell, Elevance Health, celebrates the launch of the partnership in Bell and McLennan Counties. Why has Shannon Carwise-Williams, RN, joined the Texas Medical Advisory Committee for Reach Out and Read? She participated in the enhanced engagement activities supported by a partnership with Elevance Health and is aware of what site coordinator, Kelly Pitts, RN, […]
(WGEM) It‘s typically go to the doctor and get a lollipop. For many Illinois kids, it‘s now go to the doctor and leave with a book. That’s because their pediatricians participate in the Reach Out and Read program. “Our program strengthens the relationships between children and their caregivers and lays the foundation for early learning,” said Reach […]
(Daily Herald) Starting from infancy, reading aloud helps build the foundation for healthy social-emotional, cognitive, language and literacy development. Sharing books helps with language development and vocabulary, and gets them ready to listen and learn in school. And over the past decade, research has found that reading together helps foster positive interactions, strengthening the safe, […]
(My Central Jersey) … The student-athletes (at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School) read aloud to children in seven classes across four grade levels as part of a community service project for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, which has partnered with the Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Joseph of Metuchen football programs to promote early childhood literacy. […]