Reach Out and Read Minnesota knows that when you plan for the long haul, you can make an impact that resounds for a lifetime. Our program reaches young children and their families right at the start of life, but its positive effects can help to shape a child's entire life. An abundance of research tells us that when children are supported with loving, supportive relationships and are read, sung, and spoken to often, they are likely to live happier, healthier, and more successful lives.
We are proud to say that by promoting reading together and positive family interactions at clinics across Minnesota, our program can help make this a reality for hundreds of thousands of children. If we're willing to put in the work now, we can make a generational impact on Minnesota families.
Reach Out and Read has ambitious plans to grow our impact on our state’s littlest learners and their families in the years to com. In order to make this a reality, we know we need to apply similar long-term thinking to our organization. As our program continues to grow across the state, we partnered with the local firm Creation In Common in order to create a comprehensive new strategic plan which will guide our work through the next three years (FY25-FY28) and help us make an enduring impact on Minnesota families.
Our new plan highlights four key outcomes which lie at the heart of what we hope to achieve:
- Grow our program’s reach with an eye towards areas where we believe our program will have its greatest impact, prioritizing growth for historically underserved populations in the state. In order to maximize this impact we aim to serve every family with culturally responsive literature and care.
- Maximize our program’s impact through meaningful investments in program quality and actively collaborating with other stakeholders in Minnesota’s early childhood ecosystem.
- Build a robust and diverse base of funding in order to ensure stability for our clinic partners and catalyze growth.
- Create a more streamlined, structured, and efficient organization in order to better respond to the needs of our clinics and the families we serve.
You can see highlights of our strategic plan below. If you'd like to take a more in-depth look, you can request a copy of our strategic plan by emailing us.
