Kids Need to Read Annual Letter 2016

Greetings! We at Kids Need to Read have something precious to share with you—the small, yet mighty moments that make our hearts soar. These moments occur while we are providing books to children who have little to call their own, after a presentation to caregivers, during a school program, or at an event where we […]

Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation Awards $25,000 Grant to READ Together

Kids Need to Read is pleased to announce it has received a $25,000 national grant from the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation. This is the second year of funding from the foundation to help expand the READ Together program at nineteen schools located in low socioeconomic areas of the United States. READ Together addresses the […]

Kids Need to Read Welcomes Ms. Jessica Payne to Board of Directors

Kids Need to Read is honored to announce the addition of Teacher Jessica Payne to the organization’s Board of Directors. Payne has been volunteering regularly with Kids Need to Read for two years, often making stuffed reading buddies to give to children and creating handmade items to raise donations for the organization. She can frequently […]

Mr. Drew Adams Joins Kids Need to Read Board of Directors

Kids Need to Read is honored to announce the addition of Marketing and PR Coordinator Drew Adams to the organization’s Board of Directors. Adams has been volunteering regularly with Kids Need to Read since 2014, most notably by producing the organization’s monthly e-newsletter and managing the KNTR LinkedIn page. He can often be found volunteering […]

Treasures for Colorado

By Gary Mlodzik Photographs by Gary Mlodzik When I’ve nothing to occupy my mind or my hands, I resort to mischief. If I’d just had more books, I’d never have bothered with alcohol, drugs or pranks. I would read on any subject as I yearn for a more industrious, exciting life. —Paraphrased from Darker Still: […]