Leading the campaign to get diverse books to kids

(Dallas Voice)

While Reach Out and Read has been helping families for the past 35 years, Marty Martinez became CEO only two years ago. He comes from a public health background, focusing on improving lives at the level of community. The importance of diverse books hits close to home for Martinez, since his son is a Black kid growing up with two dads.…

Nonprofit serves area children through reading

(Muskogee Phoenix)

Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books and guidance about shared reading into pediatric care, significantly increased the impact of its mission this fiscal year. With a commitment to nurturing young minds and strengthening early relationships, Reach Out and Read served an additional 170,000 children (for a total of 4.4 million) and provided 500,000 more books (for a total of 7.1 million) in FY23.…

Indian Health Service Provides Record Number of Books for Indigenous Families

(Business News This Week)

A generous grant will allow national nonprofit Reach Out and Read to distribute tens of thousands of children’s books to medical clinics on tribal and native sites for an entire year. Nearly doubling past efforts, Indian Health Service (IHS) has awarded Reach Out and Read $200,000 to purchase more than 31,000 high-quality, inclusive, diverse children’s books that represent and celebrate the lives of indigenous families.…

Podcast: How Reading Impacts Early Brain Development

(LurieChildrens.org)

Reading and interactive learning can have a profound impact on a child’s brain development. Dr. Mariana Glusman, an attending physician in Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care at Lurie Children’s, shares how parents can nurture their children’s cognitive, emotional and social development through meaningful, engaging interactions at home.…

The Benefits of Bedtime Reading for Kids

(Sleep.com)

We know that bedtime reading can be an enjoyable, cozy experience. That’s why many of us have made it a staple of our bedtime routine. But what you might not realize is that it’s not just a nice way to bond and create memories.…

Improving childhood literacy, one medical visit at a time

(WellSpan Health)

For Amber Reeder’s four children, going to the doctor for a checkup is more than getting an exam or a vaccination.

That’s because her son and three daughters know they will leave Dr. Stephen Flack’s office with a new book from the office book nook.…

Five Questions With Executive Director, Reach Out and Read Rhode Island 

 

National Center

Reach Out and Read
89 South St., Suite 201
Boston, MA 02111

info@reachoutandread.org
Phone: 617.455.0600

National Center

Reach Out and Read
89 South St., Suite 201
Boston, MA 02111

info@reachoutandread.org
Phone: 617.455.0600

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Reach Out and Read is 501(c)3 nonprofit that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.