Reach Out and Read Wisconsin Impact

Children served: more than 170,000
Books prescribed: more than 249,400
Participating medical providers: 1,800
Participating clinics: 281

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UWO senior Kallena Pluemer donates children’s books to ThedaCare

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior, Kallena Pluemer, is set to graduate in mid-December, move to Appleton, and start her career as an accountant. Prior to beginning life’s next step, Pluemer was able to leave an impact on some of the children of Oshkosh. Despite being a UWO College of Business student with a focus on …

Reedsburg community makes early literacy a priority

Kris Houtler attended a Wisconsin Library Association conference in 2012. It was there that she heard Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, present on Reach Out and Read. Houtler, then an assistant librarian at Reedsburg Public Library, was instantly inspired. “I knew at that moment I needed to bring Reach Out and Read to Reedsburg, but …

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Reach Out and Read Wisconsin is the state affiliate of the national Reach Out and Read organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together.

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