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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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(KMBC News) The Kansas City Royals gave 50 kids a very special opportunity on Wednesday. They got to read a book with Vinnie Pasquantino at Kauffman Stadium. It was for KU Health System’s Reach Out and Read Program. Watch the video on KMBC News here.
(Spectrum News Charlotte) A nonprofit that gives free books to families received a major boost from a billionaire philanthropist. Reach Out and Read just received $8 million from MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Reach Out and Read distributes free books through pediatrician offices nationwide. Alex Hurdle, a teacher in Durham County, […]
(Yahoo! Finance) Age and language appropriate books will be distributed to children ages 6 months to 5 years at clinics across King County to promote healthy brain development, language acquisition and family bonds. Amerigroup Washington, one of the state’s coordinators of Medicaid managed healthcare benefits, has joined Reach Out and Rea, International Community Health Services […]
(WISTV 10) Nonprofit literacy group Reach Out and Read recently received record-setting funding. Watch the full segment on WISTV 10WISTV 10 here. (Image Courtesy of WISTV 10)
(Fox Carolina News) Reading is powerful! Starting at birth, Doctors say reading to your child can help promote social, emotional, and cognitive development. Watch the full story on Fox Carolina News here. (Image courtesy of Fox Carolina News)