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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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Moms rely on each other for good advice on all things to do with parenting and often that advice comes through social media channels. Reach Out and Read recently partnered with Babbleboxx and several talented professional bloggers to amplify the message of spending time reading aloud together. Joy was the overwhelming sentiment from the moms […]
Reach Out and Read is pleased to announce that we now partner with the Miles Ahead Network car donation fundraising program! Miles Ahead Network makes it easy to turn your donation of a car, truck, van, RV, trailer, or boat into a generous gift to Reach Out and Read. Whatever condition it is in, your […]
Fifteen percent of young children are now diagnosed with a developmental disability. Young children with developmental disabilities benefit from heightened structure, clear expectations, and an array of services that were obstructed by COVID‐19. Increased difficulties for children, in turn, exacerbate parent stress, and quarantine also often means many parents not only serve as their child’s […]
At 15, Kyliegh Curran is already an accomplished young actress starring opposite Ewan McGregor in the supernatural thriller, “Doctor Sleep,” in 2019. Most recently, she has landed the lead role of Harper, a bright-eyed mystery-obsessed teen, in Disney Channel’s first-ever time-travel mystery series “Secrets of Sulphur Springs,” set to debut on January 15, 2021. In […]
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 […]