Literacy Presentations for Local Organizations and Schools

Photographs courtesy of Liz Wheeler and Lori Thomas The Little Flame art by Steven Riley Kids Need to Read welcomes opportunities to speak on current concerns relating to childhood literacy and our passionate approach to resolving these issues. Whether it is a presentation for a community service organization or a reading of The Little Flame […]

Life Alert Sponsors KNTR 2016 Calendar

By Denise Gary Calendar Image © Jackie Morris For the sixth year in a row, Life Alert Emergency Response is sponsoring the annual Kids Need to Read wall calendar. The company has kindly contributed $2,500 to print the upcoming 2016 calendar, which will be introduced at the beginning of November during Tucson Comic Con (November […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Nacole Vickery

Interview by Drew Adams Photographs by Bruce Matsunaga and Robert Gary One of the not-so-secret ingredients to the success of Kids Need to Read and the work we do is our highly valued team of volunteers. In an effort to show our appreciation and reflect upon their importance, we have interviewed some of the people […]

Boeing Employees Support “READ Together” with $5,000 Grant

By Denise Gary Employees Community Fund of Boeing Arizona (ECF Boeing AZ) has honored Kids Need to Read (KNTR) with a $5,000 grant award to be used toward the READ Together program. Funds dedicated to READ Together are used to implement the program in poorly funded schools located in low socioeconomic areas of the United […]

Let There be Shelves: A Labor Day Tribute

By Denise Gary Photos by Denise Gary and Lori Cothrun What would Kids Need to Read be without your labors on its behalf? Your gifts of time and expertise have a direct impact on this organization’s ability to grow and increase its impact on the children of our communities. On this Labor Day, we would […]