Lead to Read KC's new website is NOW LIVE! Explore all the new and improved features at leadtoreadkc.org: 🧭 Enhanced navigation ✅ Smooth application process 📓 More mentor and family resources 📆 Interactive events calendar 🔍 New search tool 👨🦯 Improved accessibility A special thank you to website developer Linda Waterborg (lindawaterborg.com), photographer Hilary Fuller (hilaryfullerimages.com) and the video production team at Stellar Image Studios!
Lead to Read KC
Education Administration Programs
Kansas City, Missouri 2,212 followers
Creating a community of readers, one lunch hour at a time since 2011.
About us
Lead to Read KC is a Kansas City nonprofit dedicated to supporting the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational for student success by advancing our literacy platform and mobilizing community volunteers. Why? Only 20% of third graders in Kansas City public and charter schools are reading on grade level. (Source: Kansas City Action Fund) Reading is essential — not just for success in school, but for life. When children have trouble learning to read, it can kick off a devastating downward spiral. Poor reading skills make it hard to keep up in other subject areas. Struggling readers are more likely to report feeling lonely, angry, anxious and depressed. And, they're more likely to have behavior problems, end up in the juvenile justice system and drop out of school. Partner with us to help Kansas City children build a brighter future.
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http://www.LeadToReadKC.org
External link for Lead to Read KC
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2011
- Specialties
- Child Advocacy, K-12 Education, and Outreach
Locations
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31 W 31st St
Kansas City, Missouri 64108, US
Employees at Lead to Read KC
Updates
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It's summer, and it's your birth month. Those are all the excuses you need for a treat from McLain's Bakery + Market. Make it even sweeter by getting it free. 🧁🍪🍰 Donate to Lead to Read KC by July 31 at bit.ly/3CIbiTp. Then, watch your mailbox for a postcard to redeem for a sweet treat!
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The Olympics are always teeming with inspirational stories, and Lead to Read KC would love to share some of those tales with Kansas City children. Shop our Amazon Wish List via amzn.to/3SDLo8y or visit your local book store to buy two copies of these great books – one for yourself and one for a child in need! 📕📕 🏃🏻♂️➡️ How Do You Become an Olympian by Madeleine Kelly with illustrations by Srimalie Bassani 🤸🏿 Flying High by Michelle Meadows with illustrations by Ebony Glenn 🏊🏽♀️ Swimming Toward a Dream by Reem Faruqi with illustrations by Asma Enayeh ⛹🏾♂️ Who Is LeBron James? by Crystal Hubbard Books with illustrations by Stephen Marchesi
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Thank you to Church of the Resurrection for screening "The Right to Read" documentary and inviting education dignitaries from across the metro to speak about the literacy crisis, including our own Executive Director Rhea Muchalla LeGrande and our board member and @kcpublicschools Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Collier. The film is available to stream on AppleTV, Amazon Prime, and other platforms - go to therighttoreadfilm.org for more information. RO CO FILMS INTERNATIONAL, LLC
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Reading Mentors like Gina Bullard have first-hand experience with the students we serve, so they understand the value of collecting new and like-new books to support our programming in schools and their surrounding communities. We're grateful Gina stepped up to be a Book Collector for Lead to Read KC and will tap into her personal network to collect books all year round! Ready to follow her good example? Get started at https://lnkd.in/gjgZEisM.
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Think there’s only one way to give? Think again. Lead to Read KC accepts donations in a multitude of ways. Here’s just a taste: 🏅 Join the Honor Roll 🛍️ Go shopping 📈 Donate stock 📬 Mail a check Take a moment this #WebsiteWednesday to explore all your options at https://lnkd.in/gP2tVBfc and consider joining our major donors at https://lnkd.in/gxwZNugM.
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The month of July comes with impact reports on the past year and ambitious plans for the next year. For Lead to Read KC Executive Director Rhea M. LeGrande, it always feels important to pause and pull up, to think about the big picture and how our impact is adding color to the picture we’re all trying to craft. Continue reading at leadtoreadkc.org/blog.
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Lead to Read KC partners with dozens of schools, each with students from a variety of backgrounds. What do they all have in common? They need Reading Mentors! With Reading Sessions taking place all over the city, there's sure to be a location convenient to your office or home. Check out a map and list of locations at leadtoreadkc.org/schools. Find the one for you? Apply to be a Reading Mentor for the 2024-25 school year at leadtoreadkc.org/volunteer.
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Lead to Read KC has welcomed several volunteer groups to help process and label children's book donations this summer. In addition to each group processing hundreds of books, some went above and beyond by donating additional books! 🫶 Thank you to American Century Investments, Burns & McDonnell, Evergy, H&R Block, Spire, The Church of the Resurrection and City on a Hill! Looking to get in on the fun? Email linda@leadtoreadkc.org to arrange a sorting event for your group, or sign up for a Second Saturday Sorting at bit.ly/SaturdaySorting.
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The surveys are in, and the results are clear: Lead to Read KC Reading Mentors have a significant impact by committing just 30 minutes per week. Join the effort today! We're already recruiting for the 2024-25 school year. Apply at leadtoreadkc.org/volunteer.
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