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Reach Out and Read Awarded Holiday Impact Prize in New York Times
(The New York Times)By Nicholas Kristof Forget the necktie that will sit in Dad’s closet or the perfume that your sister Sue will soon regift, for I have some better ideas. … Help a child learn to read! Books were my childhood’s magic carpets that lifted me on the lifelong journey that now leads me to write […]
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(Berkeley Public Health) The School of Public Health is delighted to announce the eight teams led by UC Berkeley students who’ve been selected as the inaugural cohort for the Social Impact Innovation Grant Program. Each team will receive up to $15,000 to work with community partners to address important public health opportunities, collaborating to turn ideas […]
(Wate.com) A new public policy agenda from Reach Out and Read, a national nonprofit that fosters parent/caregiver relationships through shared reading, focuses on strengthening health care for and early literacy in young children. The 35-year-old nonprofit, which reached 4.4 million children in FY23, says robust cross-sector investments are needed to connect the worlds of primary health […]
(Forbes) Four years to the day after Minneapolis joined forces with UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI), the city is being recognized as an official UNICEF Child Friendly City. … In 2023, Minneapolis expanded its popular Reach Out and Read Minnesota initiative, distributing free books to children and their parents via hospitals and health clinics in Hennepin County. Research shows […]
By Amy Erickson, Executive Director Reach Out and Read Georgia As we embark on the journey of a new year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. We are energized and optimistic for all that is to come! The season of giving brought many donations from so many of you […]
(WSAW-TV) A national nonprofit dedicated to sharing the benefits of reading out loud to children is receiving a generous donation. It will help medical clinics introduce diverse book choices to kids across the country, here in Wisconsin and some in central Wisconsin. It’s called the Mirrors and Windows project. American author and philanthropist Mackenzie Scott […]