About Reach Out and Read Rhode Island

Reach Out and Read RI began in 1999 with four sites. Today the 41 sites of the Coalition include virtually all health centers and pediatric clinics in the state as well as a growing number of private practices. A generous matching book grant from Reading Is Fundamental has allowed the RORRI Coalition to provide all books free of charge to sites serving primarily low income families. The long term goal of ROR is books and literacy guidance to become part of the routine practice of pediatric primary care.

Coalition Announcements

Reach Out and Read RI Participating Sites

Anchor Pediatrics, Lincoln

Aquidneck Medical Associates, Newport

Aquidneck Medical Associates,
Dr. Christina Dierolf, Portsmouth

Bayside Family Healthcare, North Kingstown

Tanya Becker, MD, Pawtucket

Blackstone Valley Community Health
 Central Falls
 Pawtucket

Blackstone Valley Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Cumberland

Chad Brown Health Center,Providence

Children’s Health Care, Inc., Providence

Cranston Community Action Program, Cranston

Leena Davis, MD, Warwick

East Bay Community Action Program
• East Providence
• Newport

East Greenwich Pediatrics

Dr. Cheryl Flynn, Lincoln

Hasbro Childrens’ Hosptial Pediatric Clinic, Providence

Hillside Avenue Family and Community Medicine, Pawtucket

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
 Pediatric Clinic
 Family Care Center

Mineral Spring Family Practice, North Providence

Park Pediatrics, Cranston

Pediatric Associates, East Providence

Providence Community Health Centers
• Allen Berry Health Center
• Capital Health Center
• Central Health Center
• Chafee Health Center
• Olneyville Health Center

Providence Pediatrics

Dante Ramos, MD, Pawtucket

Smithfield Pediatrics, Smithfield

South County Pediatrics,Wakefield

Spectrum Family Health

St. Joseph Health Services of RI
 Pediatric Clinic, Providence
 Fatima Health Center, Pawtucket

Thundermist Health Centers
 South County
 West Warwick
 Woonsocket

Tri-Town Health Center, Johnston

Women’s Care, Pawtucket

Wood River Health Services
Hope Valley

New Website Coming Soon

Under Construction

Donations of new and gently-used books are greatly appreciated. Used books make it possible for children of all ages to take home a book from every visit to the doctor. To make a donation phone 401-331-1967.

Advisory Board Members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Gale Aronson; Stephanie Dresner; Steve DeToy, RI Medical Society; Pamela C. High, MD, MS, FAAP Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical), Brown Medical School Director, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Hasbro Children’s/Rhode Island Hospital; William Hollinshead,MD; David Dargy, CPA with Piccerelli Gilstein & Co; Linda Reilly, Director of Development, Thundermist Health Centers;Peter Howland, MD, Blackstone Valley Community Health Center; Brian Lamoreaux, Attorney with Pannone, Lopes, Devereaux & West, LLC; Stacy Paterno, Johnson & Associates; William Strader, Ed.D.; Brenda Whittle, Senior Director of Member Development, Neighborhood Health Plan of RI; and Sarah Zacks, community volunteer.

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