Lead to Read is a program for Kansas City-area urban schools - where kids and volunteers bond over books.

Joined August 2017
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Lead to Read KC retweeted
Our friends @LeadtoReadKC⁩ are making sure books are available everywhere! We are proud to partner with them in promoting the importance of reading #ReadFor15! 📚💪 kmbc.com/article/lead-to-rea…
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Today is World Read Aloud Day! We got some Kansas City VIPs, including @QuintonLucasKC, and our friends at @kmbc, @kcpolice, and @KCMOFireDept to read this very silly book! Share it with the children in your life. bit.ly/Community-Read-Aloud

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Lead to Read KC retweeted
Great get together this weekend to support an amazing cause! Proud to support @LeadtoReadKC to help raise funds and awareness for this invaluable and rewarding organization!
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We're thrilled to share the first in a series of new videos created in partnership with long-time Reading Mentor Darrin Dressler. Thank you Darrin Dressler Video Photo youtube.com/watch?v=AjWZCTcP…

Hey Reading Mentors - Did you receive your "You're a Star" card in the mail? Thank you for making a difference in the life of a child -- and in our community! Lead to Read KC Reading Mentors donated 18,133 lunch hours to read with and mentor students in the 2019-20 school year.
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We love partnering with @CommunityAmerCU and are excited to offer a virtual volunteer program this fall. Join our team of Reading Mentors and give students the support they need when they return to school following this unprecedented time away from the classroom.
Literacy & education are at the core of our mission to help people achieve financial peace of mind. In support, our teammates love giving their time to @LeadtoReadKC, a program for urban schools where kids & volunteers bond over 📚. For more info, go to leadtoreadkc.org.
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Get caught reading a book this summer. Try it, you'll like it! #raising readers #ltrkc #literacy
25 Jun 2020
Have you read any books this year? Kids need to read more, and they also need to see ADULTS READING. #readkc @LiteracyKC @LeadtoReadKC @readingrainbow @diversebooks
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Check out these big smiles! Over the summer we’ll be featuring some of our favorite photos from our 2019-20 reading sessions. Here Alane Watts, from American Century Investments @americancentury , reads at Citizens… instagram.com/p/CBT6GYDJvwj/…

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Lead to Read KC retweeted
Gather around with us for story time from @bluekc as Danny Duffy, @ReggieSanders and @goldbergkc joined @LeadtoReadKC to read Bonaparte Plays Ball. Hold on, we'll get the 🍿
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Caring beyond the classroom  📚  May Newsletter - mailchi.mp/leadtoreadkc/may2…

Lead to Read KC retweeted
Watch some @kcmo leaders read, "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J. Novak. @QuintonLucasKC, @kcmofiredept, @kcpolice, & @kmbc taking time to promote a great program @LeadtoReadKC. bit.ly/2ZaPFYd

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Love this box of local flavors from kansascitybox! #bankingonkc #countryclubbank #LTRKC instagram.com/p/B_3IBJMJNMe/…

To support student literacy efforts while our partner schools are not in session, today Lead to Read KC is donating children’s books to our partner schools for distribution to students: academyforintegratedarts… instagram.com/p/B97aLEmpLdA/…

Read, read, read! To your kids, to your brother or sister, to your dog, cat, turtle, or gerbil. @LeadtoReadKC #Read
18 Mar 2020
4 Paws Up to A NEST IS NOISY by @DHAston for #FemaleAuthor #RescueReader month! 😍 Published by @ChronicleBooks in 2015... I'm reading it with my guinea pig, Weezy. @LiteracyKC @KidsPress @RORKC @LeadtoReadKC FIND A PET & READ.
Lead to Read KC retweeted
Share your #MagicofStorytelling "shelfie" and tag KC's @LeadtoReadKC to send books to local children! 📚 Your "shelfie" = 1 book for a local kid. Please join me! @kmbc
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Did you know that 83 percent of children aged 6-17 say being read to is something they either love or like a lot? Check out this blog post from Read Brightly about the importance of reading aloud to children,… instagram.com/p/B9cET59pSPV/…

Many thanks to the globalprairie Reading Mentor team for their dedication to our students at Wendell Phillips Elementary at Attucks! The longest-serving volunteer celebrates her five-year Lead to Read KC anniversary… instagram.com/p/B9WzFAHJfQg/…