Programs

  • Reach Out and Read Program

    IN 2021 REACH OUT AND READ DELIVERED IN MORE THAN 256,500 "DOSES" AT WELL CHILD VISITS IN 326 COLORADO CLINICS ACROSS ALL COLORADO COUNTIES, DELIVERING A NEW, DEVELOPMENTALLY- AND LANGUAGE- APPROPRIATE BOOK AND ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE TO THE FAMILIES OF APPROXIMATELY 128,274 CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND UNDER, AS DELIVERED BY THE 2,019 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TRAINED IN THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS THE CLINICAL STAFF SUPPORTING THEM. TOGETHER, THEY REPRESENT MORE THAN 43,100 VOLUNTEER HOURS SPENT DELIVERING THIS EARLY LITERACY INTERVENTION IN A PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE SETTING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH THE HIGHEST NEED. IN 2021, APPROXIMATELY 71% OF CHILDREN SERVED COME FROM FAMILIES EXPERIENCING POVERTY.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M

  • Program 1 [2025]

    REACH OUT AND READ COLORADO TRAINS AND PARTNERS WITH PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO READ ALOUD EVERY NIGHT AND PROVIDES NEW DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS FOR EVERY WELL CHILD VISIT FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE FIVE. BI-LINGUAL BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE IN OVER 30 LANGUAGES. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH OVER 2,000 PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE AND BOOKS AT MORE THAN 340,000 WELL CHILD VISITS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES GENTLY USED BOOKS IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES FOR CHILDREN OF ANY AGE (BIRTH THROUGH 18) TO TAKE HOME TO HELP BUILD HOME LIBRARIES. ----------------- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAIL -------------------
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.7M