The Prescribe a Book Act:

We need your help! We are still working to secure co-sponsors for H.R. 4449, the Prescribe a Book Act (PABA) in the House. PABA would authorize Reach Out and Read as a funded program in FY09 - FY13. Please contact your U.S. Representatives and ask them to co-sponsor this bill.                                           MORE

We have formed a new coalition for ROR American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) which has two primary goals: to expand the number of Indian Health Service (IHS), Tribal and Urban sites that participate in the ROR program, and to increase the availability of Native-themed children's books for ROR programs around the country. This is a collaborative effort between the ROR National Center, the IHS, the Centers for Disease Control Native Diabetes Wellness Program, and the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Native American Child Health.

Dr. Bill Flood, a pediatrician at Inscription House Health Center in Shonto, Arizona, and long-time ROR medical...                                   MORE

Reach Out and Read Receives Fast Company's Social Capitalist Award

In December, Fast Company Magazine and the Monitor Group named Reach Out and Read as one of the winners of their fifth annual Social Capitalist Award. The award recognizes outstanding performance by entrepreneurial organizations in the non-profit sector, and honors our work putting books into the hands of children who need them the most.

ROR was recognized for our cost-effectiveness as a program, and for our strong record of research support.                                             MORE

In January, Reach Out and Read launched the Bookend City Initiative to encourage ROR regional leaders, local officials and pediatric care providers to work together to promote early literacy for every child in their community.

A Bookend City is a community in which 100% of the eligible pediatric practices have implemented ROR. After a community has been declared a Bookend City,...                                   MORE

We are pleased and proud - and grateful - to announce that the 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Annual Leadership Forum approved a resolution to include the Reach Out and Read (ROR) model in their recommendations for pediatricians.

The resolution was submitted by 2 Districts and 14 chapters! Many, many thanks to them all: District II, District IX,...                                     MORE

Ten years ago, Kerry Stevenson showed up for his first day of work as a security officer at MGH (Massachusetts General Hospital) Revere HealthCare Center. As he walked through MGH Revere on his rounds, he noticed that there was no reading material anywhere-just empty magazine racks and empty bookshelves in the Pediatrics waiting room.                                       MORE