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With New CEO at the Helm, Reach Out and Read Poised to Transform Early Learning, Healthy Relationships for Millions of Families
35-year-old nonprofit taps national leader Dr. Lynette M. Fraga to accelerate mission, scale impact, advance equity, and strengthen families. Reach Out and Read, the nationally recognized nonprofit redefining pediatric care and strengthening families through early literacy, has named Dr. Lynette M. Fraga, Ph.D., its new Chief Executive Officer. Her leadership marks a defining moment for […]
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(UW Oshkosh Today) A lifelong love of reading led Kallena Pluemer to spend her final weeks at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh organizing a book drive. The Platteville native and senior accounting major grew up in a home full of books and came from six generations of educators. She remembers the book store being her […]
(NBC29) A program that aims to give children books during doctors visits says it distributed thousands of books in Virginia this year. Reach Out and Read gives free books to every child up to the age of 5. It says this year, books were distributed during 205 visits. Reach Out and Read also expanded to 96 […]
(WCNC) The Reach Out and Read intervention is unique for its unparalleled access to children through the medical home, supporting families through the trusted voice of the medical provider. At Reach Out and Read, they believe all families should have the tools and information they need to make reading aloud together a daily routine. They […]
(KUNR) The Indian Health Service is working to provide tens of thousands of children’s books to Indigenous families across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. The federal agency, which provides health services to Native Americans and Alaska Natives on tribal lands, gave a $200,000 grant to Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit […]
Reach Out and Read’s partnership with the A.D. Henderson Foundation began in Vermont in 2020, when we transitioned our work in that state into the high-fidelity program demonstrated seen in our top-performing locations. Soon after, the A.D. Henderson Foundation helped to expand and support Reach Out and Read’s work across Broward County, Florida. This one-year […]