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.
Reach Out and Read Minnesota is thrilled to announce Susan Goodemote, a family practice nurse practitioner at Sanford Health Mountain Lake and Sanford Health Windom, as the winner of the 2024 Gerald Gilchrist Medical Champion Award.
Reach Out and Read Minnesota is thrilled to share that we will be sending out thousands of brand new, diverse books to clinics all across the state as a part of the national 35 for 35 initiative. Read more about this special selection of books!
Family Physician Mike Mercer, and Communications and Development Manager Liam Mackin talk with the Minnesota Family Physician about how Reach Out and Read is centering early literacy and early relational helps at family practice clinics all across the state.
A pair of Twin Cities hospitals are pioneering a new form of neonatal language exposure for babies in the NICU. Their complex methodology? Reading to them. Article by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred.
Minneapolis was officially declared the United State's second Child Friendly City by UNICEF on February 14th, recognizing child friendly policies and initiatives in place throughout the city. Reach Out and Read Minnesota played a role through discussing children's rights and distributing a UNICEF published book about children's rights at children's five year well-child visits.
Join us in welcoming our newest members of our board of directors: Tricia Dege, John C Markham, JD, Mike Mercer, MD, Liza Soto De Cichowicz, MBA, CMA, Leann West, MD
"We're so incredibly grateful for the years of service Joe, Nick, and Sylvia have given to us. Their myriad contributions have helped Reach Out and Read Minnesota achieve many milestones over the years. I've learned so much from each of them and look forward to their continued involvement in other capacities," said Executive Director, Kris Hoplin.
We're looking for volunteers to help construct shelving units for our collection of used books!
Please join us in welcoming Reach Out and Read Minnesota's new Program Coordinator, Eleanor GrandPre!
