Ambulatory Medicine
at Hasbro Children's Hospital
Literacy for Kids:
The Read To Me Program
The Read To Me Program is continually faced with the challenge
of funding for the program.
- Since 1993 the program has been annually awarded a federal grant
through Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). RIF originally funded
school-based programs, but has chosen to expand its resources
into other settings. RIF has chosen the Read To Me Program at
Hasbro Children's Hospital as a model program for literacy promotion
in a health care environment. A grant form RIF provides funding
for the purchase of new books for children to take home from pediatric
clinic visits. RIF funding requires the hospital to raise matching
funds.
- Reach Out and Read (ROR) is a national organization,
which provides technical support and training for clinic-based
literacy promotion programs, such as the Read To Me program. Over
the past 3 years, ROR has also supported our program with grants
to provide new books for our youngest patients.
- Members of the community have embraced the Read To Me
Program, and have made donations of time and money, which have
grown steadily over the past several years as awareness of the
program has increased. Local schools have raised funds to purchase
new books; community organizations have conducted book drives
and book fairs; and local businesses have provided both monetary
support and volunteers for reading.
For more information about the Read to Me program call 401-444-8638
or e-mail phigh@lifespan.org.
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