Blog Posts
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Raising a Reader builds early literacy skills through family engagement nationwide.
Raising a Reader builds early literacy skills through family engagement nationwide. After being nurtured from a local program rooted in the Bay Area to growing into a national organization reaching over 150,000 children ages 0-8 and their families across the...
Raising A Reader in the New York Times Holiday Giving Edition
We’re thrilled to be recommended in the New York Times Holiday Giving Edition. "So if we want to give more people the best shot possible at secure, healthy and happy futures and attaining their dreams, we need to get books into more children’s hands and homes,â€...
Giving Tuesday
Thank you! This Giving Tuesday, Raising A Reader wants to give sincere thanks to our network of Affiliates, Partners, and supporters across the nation who help make our work possible. We love working closely with you to help bring diverse stories to the children and...
We’re joining forces with Lit Lab
We are thrilled to announce Raising A Reader is joining forces with Lit Lab's incredible community committed to serving children and their families, and are accepting the donation of LitLab’s kidappolis, designed for caregivers to support early learning in literacy,...
Super Summer Learning Adventures: Meet Our Partners
A special thanks to our Super Summer Learning Adventures (SSLA) Program partners! SSLA develops and reinforces early learning skills through easy-to-use tools and resources that support learning recovery and school readiness through meaningful family experiences. At...
Viewing Children’s Books through an Intersectional Lens
Tymisha Sweet, RAR Senior Manager, Program and Affiliate Relations, recently attended Viewing Children's Books Through an Intersectional Lens thanks to the Highlights Foundation. VIEWING CHILDREN’S BOOKS THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL LENS Guest author: Tymisha Sweet,...
From Raising A Reader ❤️
Raising A Reader believes that all children, families and teachers should feel safe and supported on their school campuses to learn, to play, and to grow as humans. That sense of safety contributes to an overall feeling of connection and is critical to a student’s...
Official Statement: Book Banning
While book banning is not new in the United States, it is happening at alarming rates in school libraries across the country right now. The communities we serve through Raising A Reader (RAR)—from rural to suburban to urban—are not monolithic. One of our top...
Why Our Work at Raising A Reader is Critical
By: Michelle Torgerson, President and CEO of Raising A Reader I know first-hand the positive impact a caring adult can make in the life of a child. ​ When I was little, we didn’t have access to a lot of books or resources. My parents had their own truck...
Investing in women and their health
Every child deserves to have a healthy start in life, and every mother should have access to quality healthcare before pregnancy, throughout pregnancy and in childbirth. Not only does access to quality maternal healthcare options ensure the good health of a mother...
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