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Reach Out and Read National Receives Record $6M Donation from Valhalla Foundation
The grant will help the nonprofit further its evidence-based early childhood development program, which uses shared reading to support early literacy and healthy relationships. Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit leading the charge in promoting early literacy and healthy early relationships through pediatric care, today announced the second-largest grant in the organization’s 35-year history. […]
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(WTOK-TV) Reach Out and Read is expanding its program in the Magnolia state. The Mississippi Children’s Museum of Meridian has partnered with the University of Mississippi Medical Center to bring books to kids all over Mississippi in an effort to teach young children the importance of reading and developing those skills at an early stage […]
(The Meridian Star) The Mississippi Children’s Museum is extending its work in early childhood education with a new partnership with the national Reach Out and Read nonprofit and the University of Mississippi Medical Center and its pediatric arm, Children’s of Mississippi. “This partnership … means we can more effectively connect with our medical community, with […]
(KCTV5) Board Member Trae Venerable shares the importance of early childhood literacy and ways to support their initiatives. Watch the full story on KCTV5 here. (Photo credit: KCTV5)
(Rockefeller Institute of Government ) This Building Capacity for Change “playbook” highlights practices and strategies that proved to be effective in supporting the rollout and implementation of certain programs under the New York State Department of Health’s First 1,000 Days on Medicaid Initiative, a series of evidence-based reforms aimed at improving health and social outcomes […]
(UT Physicians) Participating UT Physicians clinics are providing new books during well-child exams, both supporting assessments and cultivating a child’s interest in reading. The effort is made possible through a partnership with Reach Out and Read Texas, which is part of the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Read the full […]