Mesa Arts Center & Kids Need to Read Share The Best Story

By Denise Gary Photos by Denise Gary Kids Need to Read (KNTR) had a terrific time giving books to the second grade students of Lowell Elementary School, the third giving day this year with our partners, Mesa Arts Center (MAC). KNTR provides books in support of MAC’s Literacy through the Arts program at the school. […]

Author Steven Riley Inspires “READ Together” Kids

By Denise Gary Photos by Robert Gary, Shelby McBride, and Denise Gary I thought the presentation by Steven Riley for our kindergarten students was outstanding! Kindergarten is a hard age to keep engaged, and he had our 150 kindergarteners engaged and enjoying themselves throughout the presentation. What’s even more amazing is that he incorporated teaching […]

Literacy through the Arts at Lowell Elementary School

by Lori Cothrun Photographs by Denise Gary and Lori Cothrun Kids Need to Read is honored to be a partner of Mesa Arts Center’s “Literacy through the Arts” program for the third year. Mesa Arts Center provides a professional teaching artist for the kindergarten through third grade classes at Lowell Elementary School. Each grade level […]

Sundt Foundation Awards $2,500 Grant to Kids-N-Peace Program

By Denise Gary Photograph by Denise Gary If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. —Dalai Lama Kids Need to Read received a generous $2,500 grant from Sundt Foundation to be used toward the 2014–2015 Kids-N-Peace program! The funding has been used to provide books needed […]

Kids Need to Read Receives $2,000 John F. Long Foundation Grant

by Denise Gary Photograph by Denise Gary Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. —James Matthew Barrie Kids Need to Read was awarded a generous $2,000 grant from John F. Long Foundation to be used toward the 2014–2015 Kids-N-Peace program! The funding is being used to provide books […]