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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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Reading oases are sprouting in the 11 highest-need zip codes in Miami-Dade County and across Broward County this year, where Reach Out and Read medical providers will experience no book distribution gap at our medical sites. Thanks to recent partnerships from the Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation and the A.D. Henderson Foundation, our medical teams in […]
Reach Out and Read, and Scholastic is proud to announce this year’s Judy Newman Book Award will be My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, written by Malcolm Mitchell and illustrated by Michael Robertson. The annual award highlights one book that resonates with families and encourages them to read aloud together. From Super Bowl champion and […]
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions LLC proudly supported Reach out and Read as the beneficiary of its annual conference: Allscripts Client Experience (ACE). Allscripts is a global leader in healthcare IT with over 30 years of experience, providing physician practices, hospitals, and other healthcare providers with practice management and electronic health record technology. Every year, Allscripts features […]
The Bay Area is a place of extreme inequality; the likelihood that a child will experience success varies dramatically by zip code, income level, and race/ethnicity. To give every child a chance for success, Reach Out and Read is proud to have been an integral part of the Bay Area’s early health and development efforts […]
Since 1989, Reach Out and Read has experienced a long and steady program growth that has been largely driven by medical providers learning about Reach Out and Read during their residency training and then seeking to carry it forward wherever they go next. Residents and other medical providers who encounter our program in one place […]