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Reach Out and Read Announces Plan to Serve 10 Million Children by 2030
The nonprofit’s new strategic plan outlines a goal to reach half of U.S. kids under 5, focused on under-resourced areas Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that fosters parent relationships through shared reading, announced today a new growth plan, focused on more than doubling its reach, to serve 10 million children by 2030. Its […]
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When a father of a newborn sits quietly in a rocker with his son swaddled tightly and reads Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney, something magical happens. A bond grows between them through book sharing, connecting the two of them emotionally and physically. This connection grows every time they read together, building […]
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My passion for reading was nurtured early in life by my parents, who had a gift for storytelling. This love of learning that I grew up with drives me to provide the same for my patients at Milestone Pediatrics in Atlanta, GA through the Reach out and Read Program. In October 2015, my dad passed […]