Reach Out and Read Carolinas has a done a tremendous job over the last several years of partnering across systems and sectors to amplify both the reach and the quality of the intervention in North and South Carolina. Their commitment to increasingly rigorous evaluation, earlier intervention, and deepening relationships with their providers has really positioned them to be a national leader in early literacy and, most importantly, their commitment to quality means great things for the young children in the Carolinas.
“Reach Out and Read Carolinas has had an immense impact on our families. The book is a powerful tool for us to use to access developmental milestones and talk with families about the importance of reading with their children. For many of them, the books they receive are the only books in their home.”
—Dr. Daniel Neuspiel, Carolinas Health Care
Help Me Grow SC partners with Reach Out and Read Carolinas in a unique bookmark project designed to equip parents with knowledge of key developmental milestones. Given to parents when the child receives a book, the bookmark is a great teaching tool. Our partnership in promoting children’s healthy development provides strong two-generational wrap-around support for families in South Carolina.
—Loretta Crowley, Community Outreach Coordinator| Help Me Grow South Carolina Greenville Health System
“Building our future workforce in South Carolina is a top priority of The Boeing Company. Community partners like Reach Out & Read of the Carolinas are helping prepare children to become life-long learners. We need all students to be ready for Kindergarten and Reach Out & Read is equipping parents and caregivers of children from birth to age 5 with the resources needed to give South Carolina children the tools they need to succeed.”
—Lindsay Leonard, Senior Director, National Strategy & Engagement, Boeing South Carolina
“Reach Out and Read Carolinas is foundational to supporting and engaging parents in the development of healthy minds and bodies for children. Reach Out and Read Carolinas sets the bar for fidelity to an evidence-based model with continued evaluation and measurement of impacts for children and families served.”
— Rhett Mabry, president of The Duke Endowment
