In The Press
CEO Paul Lamoureux interviewed by Comcast Newsmakers on reading gaps
Read to a Child CEO Paul Lamoureux interviewed with the Greater Boston Comcast Newsmakers. They discussed how critical it is for children to be reading at grade level by the 4th grade. Studies have shown that this benchmark is crucial for a child’s ability to learn and have success in school. Then, Paul Lamoureux discusses how the Read Aloud Mentoring Program is addressing the achievement gap in under-resourced communities, that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated. Below you can watch the interview, or follow the link!
Read to a Child opens the Read Aloud Mentoring Program at the Parkville Community School
In October, Read to a Child opened the Read Aloud Mentoring Program at the Parkville Community School in Hartford, CT. Fox 61 reported on our launch and the benefits that the program will bring to the students at Parkville! You can watch the video here!
Read to a Child CEO Paul Lamoureux interviews with The Megacast.
CEO Paul Lamoureux spoke with The Megacast in Michigan on August 19th, 2022 about Read to a Child’s work in Metro Detroit, the importance of reading aloud and positive mentoring, and our upcoming national Read to a Child Day on October 20th, 2022! Watch the interview to hear more about Read to a Child’s positive impact on students and volunteers, and to know more about Read to a Child’s future in the Detroit area and nationally!
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How a small nonprofit made in-person mentoring an online success
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How pivoting to a virtual program model helped Read to a Child survive the pandemic
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Needham, MA seniors get together with kids for lunchtime reading
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Inspiring AARP Guest Blog for Read to a Child Hartford
Read to a Child Greater Hartford Director Lily Samuels shares the magic of the Lunchtime Reading Program and giving back to the community with AARP Connecticut’s members. Find the Blog Post Here
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Awards Record Amount In Grants To Local Nonprofit Organizations For 2019
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Mergers & Acquisitions: Eva Davis of Winston & Strawn named to 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A
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National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Adds David Walker and Richard Wasserman to its Board of Directors
For Immediate Release Mr. Walker and Mr. Wasserman, existing chairs of regional advisory boards and individual volunteer reading mentors, add financial, legal and regional expertise Wellesley, MA, November 14, 2022…
Read more ...Read to a Child® announces new Remote Read Aloud Program video series with Support from the Guru Krupa Foundation
Wellesley, MA, July 26, 2021 – National literacy and mentoring non-profit Read to a Child® today announced a new summer series of videos in its Remote Read Aloud Program, beginning…
Read more ...Read to a Child® announces its Remote Read Aloud Program and a new interactive Zoom session now on YouTube
Aerospace Systems Engineer Tracy Drain reads “Hidden Figures” and has lively interaction via Zoom with 4th Grade Class at Esperanza Elementary School in Los Angeles Wellesley, MA, June 25, 2020…
Read more ...Read to a Child to Feature Suki Lopez from Sesame Street at Magic of Reading Event in January in Coral Gables
For Immediate Release Miami, FL, December 18, 2019 – National literacy and mentoring non-profit, Read to a Child®, announced today that it will be hosting its annual Magic of Reading…
Read more ...National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Gloria Jolley as Greater Los Angeles Director
For Immediate Release Ms. Jolley to grow support, stakeholders and operations in Greater Los Angeles to serve more students in acclaimed Lunchtime Reading Program Los Angeles, December 10, 2019 –…
Read more ...Tomorrow (Tuesday October 8th) is National Read to a Child Day – and Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley will team up with his former University of Georgia teammate, Super Bowl Champion Malcolm Mitchell to read aloud to nearly 500 students at the Peter Burnett Elementary School in Hawthorne, CA.
Read more ...National literacy and mentoring non-profit Read to a Child® today announced that Tuesday, October 8 is National Read to a Child Day. This day marks a national movement to raise awareness of the literacy crisis among low-income populations in the United States, as well as the immense value of providing books and reading aloud in the quest to improve literacy rates and to empower under-served children.
Read more ...National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Lily Samuels as its next Greater Hartford Regional Director
For Immediate Release Ms. Samuels to grow support, stakeholders and operations in Greater Hartford to serve more students in acclaimed reading programs Hartford, CT, September 9, 2019 – National literacy…
Read more ...National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Eunice Myles Jeffries as Metro Detroit Regional Director
For Immediate Release Ms. Jeffries to grow support, stakeholders and operations in Metro Detroit in order to serve more students in acclaimed Lunchtime Reading Program Detroit, August 19, 2019 –…
Read more ...Boston Police Commissioner William Gross to Read to First Graders at Roxbury’s Tobin School in Read to a Child® Event
For Immediate Release Event Launches New Initiative to Pair Boston Police Officers and Cadets with Elementary School Children to Build Trust and Ultimately Empower Boston Youth Boston, MA, March…
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