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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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NBC: LA Rams’ Todd Gurley and Super Bowl champion Malcolm Mitchell hosted a reading session for National Read to a Child Day
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Literacy and Mentoring Non-Profit, Read to a Child®, Adds Karen Jones to its Greater Los Angeles Board of Advisors
For Immediate Release Former EVP of Communications for HBO & HBO Max and Los Angeles Unified School District graduate brings Passion for literacy and storytelling to the Board Los Angeles,…
Read more ...Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Reads to First Grade Students at the Mildred Ave K-8 School on last day of National Reading Month
Event highlights Read to a Child’s kickoff of its fifth BPS partnership BOSTON – Friday, March 31, 2023 – Mayor Michelle Wu today joined Boston Public Schools and national non-profit…
Read more ...For Immediate Release Goal of $100,000 will Support Those Most Affected by Pandemic Learning Lossthrough 3,000 One-on-One Reading Sessions with Caring Adults Nationwide WELLESLEY, MA, March 1, 2023 – National…
Read more ...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.
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