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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 a new leader dedicated to helping children and families thrive. Meg McNulty will serve as Regional Executive Director for Washington and Oregon, drawing on more than 25 years of experience in early childhood development, mental health, and pediatric care to lead the organization's work across both states and expand access to its evidence-based model.
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Reach Out and Read is thrilled to build upon our existing partnership with Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, as part of Healthy Kids, a comprehensive multi-faceted initiative to help create and sustain healthy and safe communities for children. Intermountain Healthcare and Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital are leading a cross-sector partnership of evidence-based programs that help children […]
“When people think of Dungeons & Dragons, they think of a bunch of dudes in their mom’s basement,” Satine Phoenix, “The Queen of D&D,” says in a piece for Time. “Once a year or so I run a Celebrity Charity Dungeons & Dragons [CCD20] game where various actors and other celebrities play D&D and raise […]
The pandemic has changed just about every aspect of our lives, especially learning. Access to education is an increasing concern not just for adults of small children, but for activist teenagers that care deeply about the effects the pandemic is having on girls and education. Reach Out and Read is proud to partner with Educate […]
In medicine, it’s often called doorknob syndrome—a family’s deepest questions come out as the visit wraps, the doctor’s hand already on the doorknob. In a recent visit, we reviewed Ava’s* growth and development, touched on all relevant age-appropriate guidance, and on all accounts discussed, she was thriving. Then, as my hand reached toward the doorknob, […]
Dr. Elizabeth Erickson, Medical Director of Family Connect – Durham delivering Reach Out and Read to the children and families in NC.