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Reach Out and Read Welcomes New Regional Executive Director for Oregon and Washington
As Reach Out and Read Northwest continues to expand its impact, the organization is welcoming an accomplished leader whose career has been dedicated to helping young children and families thrive. Meg McNulty will serve as the nonprofit’s Regional Executive Director for Washington and Oregon. Drawing on more than 25 years of leadership in early childhood development, mental health, and pediatric care, she will oversee the organization's work across both states, partnering with clinicians, health care systems, community organizations, and supporters to expand Reach Out and Read's evidence-based model and help more families build the language-rich relationships that support healthy development from birth.
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(Sleep.com) We know that bedtime reading can be an enjoyable, cozy experience. That’s why many of us have made it a staple of our bedtime routine. But what you might not realize is that it’s not just a nice way to bond and create memories. Reading to your kids has many tangible benefits. It promotes literacy, healthy […]
(WTSP) Every $10 donated to Reach Out and Read for Giving Tuesday will provide a copy of the award-winning book “Jabari Tries” to kids in need during pediatric well-visits. Reach Out and Read says it is aiming to raise $40,000 on Giving Tuesday to give 4,000 children across the country new books. Part of the nonprofit’s […]
(WellSpan Health) For Amber Reeder’s four children, going to the doctor for a checkup is more than getting an exam or a vaccination. That’s because her son and three daughters know they will leave Dr. Stephen Flack’s office with a new book from the office book nook. Dr. Flack’s practice is one of several WellSpan […]
(PBN) Providence Business News recently sat down with Aimee Falso, the Executive Director of Reach Out and Read Rhode Island and asked her five questions. Read the full story at Providence Business News here. (Image credit: PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO)
Reach Out and Read and Scholastic are excited to announce Scholastic’s 2024 Judy Newman Book Award Winner: “Jabari Tries.” Inspired by Black, Indigenous, and people of color engineers, inventors, and scientists and featuring the endearing father-child dynamic of “Jabari Jumps,” Gaia Cornwall’s tale shows how an inventive thought can become a brilliant reality. “This is […]