REACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER NEW YORK INC
105 WEST 86TH STREET 330, NEW YORK, NY 10024 www.reachoutandreadnyc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: REACH OUT AND READ PREPARES AMERICA'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. WE BUILD ON THE UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP ESSENTIAL EARLY LITERACY SKILLS IN YOUNG CHILDREN VIA THE EXISTING HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE.

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES TO MEMBER PROGRAMS PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL PEDIATRIC EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM. TO COOPERATE WITH COMMUNITY-BASED LITERACY PROGRAMS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE OR PLAN TO BE ENGAGED IN PROMOTING INTEREST IN AND AWARENESS OF THE BENEFITS OF EARLY EXPOSURE TO BOOKS AND THE ENJOYMENT OF READING; TO WORK WITH LIBRARIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH LIBRARY CARDS AND TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LIBRARY FACILITIES; TO ENGAGE IN OR SPONSOR RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF EARLY PEDIATRIC LITERACY INTERVENTION AND TO COLLABORATE WITH THE EFFORTS OF OTHERS IN STUDYING THIS ISSUE; TO ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIPS WITH CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, EMPLOYERS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE CORPORATION'S OR ITS MEMBER PROGRAMS' ACTIVITIES AND TO SEEK AND OBTAIN FUNDING FROM THESE AND OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; TO ENGAGE IN ANY AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DIRE

REACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER NEW YORK PREPARES NEW YORK'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH DOCTORS TO PRESCRIBE BOOKS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ TOGETHER. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS INCORPORATE REACH OUT AND READ'S EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL INTO REGULAR PEDIATRIC CHECKUPS, BY ADVISING PARENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING ALOUD AND GIVING FREE, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS TO CHILDREN. THE PROGRAM BEGINS AT THE 6 MONTH CHECK UP AND CONTINUES THROUGH AGE 5, WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON CHILDREN GROWING UP IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. PRIMARILY SERVING NEW YORK CITY, WE ALSO HAVE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT LONG ISLAND, WESTCHESTER, ROCKLAND, DUTCHESS, SULLIVAN, ORANGE, PUTNAM, COLUMBIA, AND ULSTER COUNTIES.

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