2022

OKCPS to expand fun, successful reading program district-wide next year — Raising a Reader program a good fit for district.05.01.22

Five Top Takeaways: How Children’s Literature Is Getting More Diverse, and Why That Matters. 02.17.22

When donors align their investments with their values, the impact of their giving becomes even more meaningful. 02.16.22

2021

Giving families in the US access to  Spanish-language books is essential.  Here’s why. 10.08.21

Child-Driven Child Literacy: Raising A Reader’s Latest Chapter 09.08.21

Home Visits Empower Families to Get Kids Ready for School 08.16.21

Local Raising A Reader Program Launches Seventh Year 08.14.21

Learning at Home While Under-Connected: The Project 06.24.21

2020

Early Literacy Focus of Mandan’s “Raising A Reader” Program 02.13.20

Grover Beach Laundromat will have the first Libromat in San Luis Obispo County 02.06.20

2019

Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Grant implemented in Schools 12.10.19

United Way program aims at increasing reading proficiency through access to books 12.9.19

Parents rave about N.D. Raising A Reader literacy program 11.11.19

It’s FREE, and it will help you build a bond with your child through reading 07.26.19

New literacy program coming to Mandan Public Schools 07.17.19

Raising A Reader Students Recognized at Metro Elementary School 03.29.2019

Program Implemented to Improve Student Literacy in OKC    03.29.2019

Talbot County Public Schools Presents 2018 Kindergarten Readiness Data  03.26.2019

Raising A Reader Launches 20th Anniversary campaign, Changing Children’s Lives Through Literacy.  03.21.2019

President and CEO, Michelle Torgerson talks 20 years of Raising A Reader on  SVCF Philanthropy Now  podcast.  03.04.2019

2018

United Way of the Desert    12.2.2018

Raising A Reader Hits Coachella Valley Schools  11.27.2018

National Program Helping Local Students Improve Reading Proficiency 11.27.2018

Oklahoma Native Brings New Literacy Program to Hometown Schools  10.29.2018

Raising A Reader Appoints Nonprofit Executive Michelle Torgerson as President and CEO  5.29.2018

2017

Detroit Faces Early Childhood Literacy Crisis with Only 14 Percent of City’s Children Reading at Grade Level by Third Grade 11.13.2017

Raising A Reader Brings Nonprofit Veteran Erica Wood on Board as Interim President and CEO  10.09.2017

Pennsylvania Masons Team Up with Raising A Reader to Provide Literacy Support to Hundreds of Children in Harrisburg School District  09.27.2017

Raising A Reader Rolls Out “Vision 2020” Pledging to Reach 3 Million Children Across the Country by 2020  06.06.2017

2016

Watsonville students enjoy a morning of reading during Read Across America event, 2016.10.19

Quad-City Schools: Chino’s Territorial Early Childhood Center opens door to enthusiasm, 2016.10.17

“Raising A Reader in Horry County First Steps”, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2016.09.27

Mount Union Area School District and Masons of PA introduce Raising A Reader, 2016.09.08

MAMI TALKS: 12 TIPS TO HELP ENCOURAGE SUMMER READING, 2016.06.28

“United Way Promotes Reading in Greensboro Homes”, TWC news,  Greensboro, North Carolina,  2016.04.08

“Raising A Reader – introducing pre-k to reading”, The Miami News-Record, Miami, Oklahoma, 2016.03.07

2015

“Charlotte Non-Profit Organizations Increase Funding for Struggling Families”, Time Warner Cable News, Charlotte, North Carolina, 06.14.15

“Cumberland County Schools’ Pre-Kindergarten Raising a Reader (RAR) Program”, Cumberland County Schools, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 06.01.15

“Bay Area Focus: Raising A Reader”, CBS SF Bay Area Focus, San Francisco, California, 05.05.15

“Babies and toddlers need more reading time”, The Prescott Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, 03.06.15

“Enriching Young Readers”, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 03.04.15

“Olympic skater Kristi Yamaguchi launches keiki literacy program”, KHON2, 03.03.15

“Facebook founder’s foundation to fund Newark literacy program”, NJ.com, 01.30.15

“Raising a Reader program helps El Centro parents promote literacy early, at home”, Imperial Valley Press, 01.09.15

“Bright Spots, Baltimore, Maryland”, Campaign for Grade Level Reading, 01.07.15

2014

“Raising readers: Preschoolers visit Watsonville library”, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 12.16.14

“Anson gets positive report from N.C. Partnerhsip for Children director”, Anson Record, 12.16.14

“Parent program helps kids’ reading, study says”, Ed Source, 12.5.14

“To Help Language Skills of Children, a Study Finds, Text Their Parents With Tips”, New York Times, 11.14.14

“Scottsdale Reading Program Gives Keystone to Knowledge”, Arizona.Newszap.com, 09.08.14

“Reading program a success in Monterey County”, Monterey Herald, 08.08.14

“Free Program Brings Books for Children to Apartment Communities”, The Republic, AZ Central, 07.12.14

“Raising readers: Grant to help transform early childhood development on the South Coast”, The Bridge, 07.08.14

“Literacy program coming to Mundelein”, Chicago Daily Herald, 6.6.2014

VIDEO: “Jeff’s Forecast Warms + SV Gives Raises Millions”, NBC Bay Area, 5.6.14

“Raising money for Raising A Reader,” San Jose Mercury News, 5.6.14

“Cathy Myers, Raising Good Readers”, Alpenhorn News, 4.10.14

VIDEO: “Program Helps Children Explore Books at Home”,   WHAG NBC News, 4.9.14

“Child refuses to read? What you can do”, Erie Times-News, 3.6.2014

“Pumpkinheads Teams Up with Celebrities to Donate Books to Raising a Reader”, Digital Journal, 1.30.14

“On the Town: Masonic Lodge installs new officers”, The Burbank Leader, 1.28.14

2013

“Raising A Reader: Library program helps parents”, Camp Verde Bugle, 12.17.13

“Literacy program for low-income children expands to Contra Costa County”, Contra Costa Times 12.11.13

VIDEO:  “Baltimore participates in Raising A Reader Program”, WBAL NBC News 12.2.13

“Barnes & Noble Joins Forces with RAR”, Boston Herald 11.24.13

“Always Reading Program”, Contra Costa Times 11.14.13

“A Success with Stories”, Press of Atlantic City 11.4.13

“Raising A Reader targets the whole family”, Monterey Herald 10.10.13