“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 money for Reach Out and Read… We livestream it, and their fans — who have no idea they were into this — suddenly get interested in D&D.…
Nathan Chomilo, MD FAAP, General Pediatrician & Internist, Park Nicollet Health Services; Medicaid Medical Director, Minnesota Department of Human Services; Board Member,
Reach Out and Read MN and the MN chapter of the AAP
The Reach Out and Read Virginia team worked with hospital officials so books and early literacy instruction will now be a part of the well-child visit at Children’s Hospital Richmond at VCU’s outpatient Children’s Pavilion.
Reach Out and Read opens approximately 225 new sites per year across the United States, but the last few months have been challenging, to say the least.…
What started in April as a hopeful initiative to encourage family reading and bonding, Reach Out and Read’s #ReadTogether challenge exceeded all expectations. With the help from our invaluable network, during isolating times our video project brought families nationwide together in an outpour of joy and love for shared reading!…
From families to companies, Reach Out and Read’s mission is valued and supported by many. The consulting firm, West Monroe selected Reach Out and Read for its 2020 National Service Day aligning with our mutual core value of social responsibility. The organization’s diverse population, from mothers, fathers, and pet parents alike, found participating in our #ReadTogether project to be a fun and rewarding way to support communities in a family-friendly way while also encouraging employees to pick up their favorite books from childhood and embrace nostalgia and community service!…
During these times, we all have had to adapt to the new normal– including Jaden Mandio, a Boy Scout from Troop 22 in Bloomfield, NJ! At eleven years old, Jaden participated in our #ReadTogether project as an innovative way to earn his Reading Merit Badge by supporting awareness of Reach Out and Read’s mission to encourage families to make shared reading a part of their routine.…
Telehealth and virtual medicine have quickly become important tools to care for patients during this unprecedented health care crisis. The message from our network of providers was loud and clear, “We need guidance on how to deliver Reach Out and Read in a telehealth well-child visit.”…
As part of their Paper with Purpose commitment to sustainability, Boise Paper looks for opportunities to give back to the communities their employees and customers call home. In their support of Reach Out and Read, Boise Paper was a key sponsor of the new website, which was launched in October 2019, and a supporter of the 30th Anniversary Leadership Conference that was held at the Boston Public Library.…
The Clinton Foundation and Reach Out and Read were both established on the belief that everyone, no matter their background and means, deserves a chance to succeed. We are honored that our #ReadTogether project continues to be recognized and promoted as a way to support the community during the Pandemic by encouraging families to read aloud.…
New England Patriots Super Bowl Champion, children’s book author, and youth literacy advocate, Malcolm Mitchell and Reach Out and Read come together to support developing minds across the country and give children of all backgrounds and means a better start to life.…