Press Releases
Read to a Child® announces its Remote Read Aloud Program and a new interactive Zoom session now on YouTube
June 24, 2020Read to a Child to Feature Suki Lopez from Sesame Street at Magic of Reading Event in January in Coral Gables
December 18, 2019National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Gloria Jolley as Greater Los Angeles Director
December 10, 2019LA Rams’ Todd Gurley and Children’s Book Author and Super Bowl Champ Malcolm Mitchell to Read to 500 Students in Los Angeles on “Read to a Child Day”
October 7, 2019Read to a Child® Announces that October 8, 2019 is National Read to a Child Day
October 4, 2019National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Lily Samuels as its next Greater Hartford Regional Director
September 12, 2019National Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Selects Eunice Myles Jeffries as Metro Detroit Regional Director
September 9, 2019Boston Police Commissioner William Gross to Read to First Graders at Roxbury’s Tobin School in Read to a Child® Event
March 4, 2019Read to a Child receives $40,000 grant from United Way for Southeastern Michigan
December 12, 2018Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh Reads to First Grade Students at the Condon School in Collaborative Literacy Initiative
December 11, 2018Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh to be a Featured Speaker and Honoree at Read to a Child Gala
November 13, 2018Hartford Mayor Bronin presents Volunteer of the Month Award to Read to a Child® Mentor
September 28, 2018LA Dodgers Pitcher Ross Stripling Reads to Lunchtime Reading Program Students
September 17, 2018Mayor Walsh Friday Visit to Condon School Postponed Due to Funeral Attendance
September 13, 2018Read to a Child adds Margaret Carr as National Vice President of Development
April 10, 2018Los Angeles Dodgers Alumnus Matt Luke to Read to Children in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program
March 15, 2018Read to a Child to host the Motor City Read-A-Thon
February 28, 2018Patriots Wide Receiver and Children’s Book Author Malcolm Mitchell inspires Children at Brophy Elementary School in Framingham, MA
November 1, 2017First Lady Lauren Baker Reads to Children in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program in Framingham, MA
October 2, 2017Mayor Martin J. Walsh Reads to Children in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program at Roxbury’s Tobin School
September 28, 2017New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart to read to Lincoln School students in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program
April 25, 2017Los Angeles Dodgers Alumnus Matt Luke to Read to Children in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program
March 21, 2017Read to a Child to Host Read Aloud Event at Hartford’s Dr. Michael D. Fox in Celebration of School Launch and National Reading Month
March 17, 2017Read to a Child announces the ‘Help Kids in Need Love to Read’ Fundraising Campaign during National Reading Month – March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017Read to a Child to host the Motor City Read-A-Thon, with events beginning March 1
February 24, 2017Patriots Tight End and Children’s Book Author Martellus Bennett visits Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program at Boston’s Tobin School
November 16, 2016MEDIA ADVISORY: Patriots Tight End Martellus Bennet and Boston Superintendent Chang to Speak at Read to a Child’s Annual Gala in Boston
November 14, 2016MEDIA ADVISORY: Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin to Join Business Leaders and Philanthropists at Read to a Child Connecticut Fundraiser on October 19
October 11, 2016Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Rich Hill to Read to Children at Politi Elementary School in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program
August 25, 2016Cambridge Mayor Simmons presents Outstanding Volunteer Award to Read to A Child® Mentor
April 15, 2016In the News
News Videos
VIDEO: Non-profit ‘Read to a Child’ pivots during pandemic to continue helping kids learn literacy skills
VIDEO: Leslie Cohen talks about volunteering for Read to a Child at the CVC/Cambridge Volunteer Celebration
VIDEO: WXYZ TV20 Interviews Ky Lindberg, Read to a Child Detroit- 3/11/19
VIDEO: WCVB-TV Features Commish Gross Reading to Students at Read to a Child Boston School – 3/11/19
VIDEO: Greater Hartford Read to a Child Featured on Fox60’s Coffee Cup Salute
VIDEO: Read to a Child Featured on WBZ 4 CBS Boston
VIDEO – Read to a Child Overview
VIDEO: Stories of Hope, Read to a Child in Greater Hartford Featured on Fox 61
VIDEO – Martellus Bennett with Read to a Child at Tobin Elementary November 15, 2016
VIDEO: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Rich Hill Reads to Children in Read to a Child’s Lunchtime Reading Program – August 26, 2016
