Growing up, reading was a fundamental part of my life. My parents both loved to read – books, magazines, newspapers – and they constantly instilled their love for the written word into my siblings and myself. My mom was a newspaper and magazine fiend, subscribing to The Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, The Douglas […]
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Site Sponsorship | Denver Health: Park Hill Family Health Center
Working on literacy is incredibly important for a lot of reasons. As you probably know, children from disadvantaged backgrounds struggle with a number of issues (like crime, poverty, early pregnancy, diabetes and obesity). Education can help to combat these issues. A good education helps people to get good jobs so they can avoid crime and […]
A Story About Reading | The New Parent Empowerment Initiative
Reach Out and Read Colorado is encouraging expectant moms to read aloud to their babies in utero as a pathway to improving literacy through the New Parent Empowerment Initiative. This pilot project is the first known program of its kind to introduce the concept of reading to baby during the prenatal period. Currently, Reach Out […]
The Reach Out and Read Colorado Regions
Our program implementation is as unique and diverse as this great state. Together, with more than 300 clinics, from the mountains to the plains, we are creating change and possibility for Colorado families. Front Range = Denver, Broomfield, Boulder, Jefferson, Douglas, Arapahoe, Adams, El Paso, Teller and Park The Front Range Regional Coordinator is Annie Immele, email […]
Rocky Mountain Health Foundation (RMHF) Funding
Fifteen nonprofit organizations serving 19 Western Slope counties received a total of $251,500 in the second quarter of 2018 grant awards from the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation. The funding supports health- and wellness-related causes that directly affect education, prevention and access to health, community engagement, intervention and treatment. Local quarterly recipients include: Doors 2 Success […]
Social Venture Partners Denver Invests in Reach Out and Read Colorado
Reach Out and Read Colorado is honored to be selected as an Investee by Social Venture Partners Denver in their 2018 Spring selection round. Social Venture Partners (SVP) Denver builds relationships between donors, volunteers and organizations that are out to change our world. They help individuals make a greater impact when giving back, strengthen non-profits through […]
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