Dr. Michelle Shiffman on Denver7’s Mile High Living
Reach Out and Read Colorado Medical Director and Denver Health Pediatrician, Dr. Michelle Shiffman, was featured on Denver7’s Mile High Living to discuss the importance of reading aloud from birth.
Reach Out and Read Colorado Medical Director and Denver Health Pediatrician, Dr. Michelle Shiffman, was featured on Denver7’s Mile High Living to discuss the importance of reading aloud from birth.

In August 2022, Altitude Pediatrics began partnering with Reach Out and Read Colorado to support early literacy goals in Mesa County. Within the first year, this site far surpassed the number of well-child visits expected for this new clinic.

The Reach Out and Read Colorado team joined members of the General Assembly this morning at the Colorado State Capitol to declare Feb. 14, 2025, as “Colorado Read to Your Child Day.”

The Reach Out and Read program is now active in 22 Kaiser Permanente pediatric clinics in Colorado, with clinics in Greeley, Ft. Collins, and Loveland, all the way down to Castle Rock, Parker, and Colorado Springs!

Thank you for joining us for Breakfast for Dinner at Snooze on Feb. 26th, featuring storytime with a local children’s book author, to benefit a great cause!

Pulitzer Prize winner and philanthropist Nicholas Kristof spotlights Reach Out and Read as tackling some of society’s “most pressing challenge;” campaign raises millions for honored organizations.

We have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target! Through this campaign, you will help direct a portion of Target’s charitable giving

Join Reach Out and Read Colorado at Fiction Beer Company in Parker on Sunday, November 10th for a fun afternoon filled including beer, games, and our “Blind Date with a Book” sale — all to support early literacy in Colorado.

Denver Health’s Sandos Westside Family Health Center was the flagship clinic for Reach Out and Read in Colorado when Dr. Steve Vogler started the program in the 1990’s, and the program is still thriving today!
Reach Out and Read announces its first Honor Roll class, recognizing corporate and public policy partners from all across the country, including two Colorado senators.

Reach Out and Read Colorado and Little Man Ice Cream are hosting an Authors & Ice Cream series this summer! Join us at various Little Man Ice Cream locations in Denver throughout the summer for storytime with local authors to benefit early literacy.