Reach Out and Read

About Reach Out and Read: Founded in 1989 at Boston City Hospital (now Boston Medical Center), Reach Out and Read is the only national literacy program delivered through pediatric care providers and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. We are a national nonprofit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. Reach Out and Read currently serves 4.7 million children and their families, reaching 1 out of every 4 low-income children in the US. The Reach Out and Read network brings together 32,000 medical providers at over 6,000 clinical locations in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The Reach Out and Read model is endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics.