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We are excited to welcome our new Program Specialist, Kristi Woods, who will support the quality implementation of the Reach Out and Read program at clinics in the Twin Cities and central Minnesota.

Thanks to a generous donation from Heidi Whitaker and Delta Dental of Minnesota, Reach Out and Read Minnesota shared 2,700 Tug and the Tooth book kits with clinics across the state.

Way to Grow, a nonprofit which provides free, year-round family support and educational programming through home visits in the Twin Cities, is connecting with Reach Out and Read Minnesota clinics to share about the resources they can provide to families

AbleNet Inc has made a generous donation to support the Reach Out and Read Program at Community University Healthcare Center in Minneapolis, one of the longest participating clinics in the Reach Out and Read Minnesota network.

Meagan J. Meehan interviews Reach Out and Read Minnesota Medical Director about how our program is transforming pediatric care, and children's lives, across Minnesota and beyond.

Reach Out and Read Minnesota is deeply pleased to share that the CAW Memorial Foundation has granted a generous gift of $10,000 to support our program in the city of St. Paul.

Please join us in welcoming our three new board members whose leadership and expertise will help Reach Out and Read Minnesota expand our impact across the state!

Doctor recommended tips to help and your little one learn and bond together through the magic of shared reading!

As Reach Out and Read is highlighted nationally in the New York Times for the Holiday Impact Prize, WCCO's Derek James explores how the program is affecting families locally in Minnesota.

We're getting more books into the hands of Minnesota kids than ever before — but this is just the start of the impact we aim to have on our youngest learners and their families. Check out our FY24 annual report to learn about how we worked to build brains and bring families together this last year, and our ambitious plans for the future.

We have bold plans to bring our brain-building program to hundreds of thousands of children in Minnesota over the next three years. Check out our ambitious goals and our plans to make them happen in our new FY25-FY28 strategic plan.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has named Reach Out and Read as a winner of the annual Holiday Impact Prize. This award celebrates the transformational change Reach Out and Read brings to children and families.

An interview with Dr. Gigi Chawla about why and how books became an essential tool in children's routine pediatric care.

Check out our 6 doctor-recommended tips to boost your young child's brain development.

We are thrilled to present our 2024 Diane Loeffler Legislative Champion Award to Sen. Steve Cwodzinski of Minnesota district 49. Sen. Cwodzinski is a constant champion for early learning in Minnesota. In 2023, he lead authored a bill granting Reach Out and Read Minnesota transformational funding, empowering our program to reach more families than ever with the brain-building power of books.

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