Summary
Organization name
Reach Out and Read Colorado
other names
ROR CO
2006
Tax id (EIN)
86-1172160
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1355 S Colorado Blvd Suite 108Denver, CO 80222
CO, US
Give where you live and join Reach Out and Read Colorado this Colorado Gives Day to promote early literacy, family connectivity, and health equity for the kids in your community that need it most. Reading aloud with a loved one in the early years prepares a child for a lifetime of success.
$85 supports one child's entire Reach Out and Read journey from birth to 5 years old.
"Being able to give families a new book (in their native language) during their clinic visit has been a cornerstone of our well child care. We are able to emphasize the importance of reading, support routines, and enhance bonding and connection by using the Reach Out and Read book as a starting point for these discussions. We are so grateful for our partnership with Reach Out and Read Colorado and see the impact on families daily."
- Healthcare Provider, Sheridan Family Health Services
Mission
Reach Out and Read Colorado gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.
Background Statement
Beginning as a national movement in Boston, MA in 1989, Reach Out and Read was developed as a collaboration among doctors and early childhood educators who examined empirical evidence of developmental discrepancies among low-income children not exposed to books at an early age. These disparities persist and perpetuate throughout life, creating a debilitating cycle of poverty, toxic stress, and negative health outcomes. Reach Out and Read was implemented as a proactive intervention to remove and reform systemic inequities in health and literacy through emphasizing the importance of families reading together when an infant's brain development is at its most formative stage.
In 1997 the national movement spread to Colorado with clinics signing on to the Reach Out and Read program. Reach Out and Read Colorado now operates in 327 medical offices throughout ethnically and geographically diverse regions in all of Colorado's 64 counties, providing direct program service to children at 330,000 well-child visits each year.
Reach Out and Read prepares Colorado's youngest children to succeed in school and throughout their lives by partnering with pediatricians to 'prescribe' books and encourage families to spend quality time reading aloud together.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80222