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Reach Out and Read Launches Pennsylvania Affiliate to Expand Early Literacy Through Pediatric Care Statewide
At a time when the state’s youngest children are falling behind, Reach Out and Read Pennsylvania is helping families build relationships, language, and learning. PHILADELPHIA, PA — Nearly 30 years after the state’s first sites launched at three Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia clinics, Reach Out and Read is expanding to bring its evidence-based early literacy […]
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(Wate.com) A new public policy agenda from Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that fosters parent/caregiver relationships through shared reading, focuses on strengthening health care for and early literacy in young children. The 35-year-old nonprofit, which reached 4.4 million children in FY23, says robust cross-sector investments are needed to connect the worlds of primary health […]
(Forbes) Four years to the day after Minneapolis joined forces with UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI), the city is being recognized as an official UNICEF Child Friendly City. … In 2023, Minneapolis expanded its popular Reach Out and Read Minnesota initiative, distributing free books to children and their parents via hospitals and health clinics in Hennepin County. Research shows […]
By Amy Erickson, Executive Director Reach Out and Read Georgia As we embark on the journey of a new year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. We are energized and optimistic for all that is to come! The season of giving brought many donations from so many of you […]
(WSAW-TV) A national nonprofit dedicated to sharing the benefits of reading out loud to children is receiving a generous donation. It will help medical clinics introduce diverse book choices to kids across the country, here in Wisconsin and some in central Wisconsin. It’s called the Mirrors and Windows project. American author and philanthropist Mackenzie Scott […]
(WMBD) The Hult Center for Health Living wants to stress the importance of literacy, starting with children. They are launching a program called “Reach Out and Read,” which provides children in central Illinois with free books. Holly Bill, from the Hult Center for Health Living, stopped by WMBD to talk more about the program. “The […]