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This month, Lead to Read KC turns 14! That means 14 years of empowering young readers, building community partnerships, and working toward a future where literacy is a right, not a privilege. What started as a small group of volunteers has grown into a movement, with...
As Lead to Read KC continues to spotlight our community and corporate partners, this month we feature the infrastructure design firm HNTB. We asked Dan Ferguson and Gabe Olsen, two of our Reading Mentors at Crossroads Academy Quality Hill, to tell us about their...
Gabe Olsen, from HNTB, has been a Reading Mentor since 2018 and says "I learned over the first couple of years that even on days when I’m busy and stressed, I'm so glad that I took the break to go meet with my kiddo 100% of the time," says Olsen. "It's just plain...
Lead to Read KC partners with the Kansas City Police Department to place Reading Is Everywhere books with their Social Services Section. Supervisor Tamara McIntosh manages a team of six Social Services Specialists, one at each Patrol Station. "We serve alongside...
The picture we often have of reading is rather inert: sitting still, a book in hand, and maybe a dog curled up on our lap. However, I have always experienced reading as anything but passive. It is an action-filled act, a journey that connects us to community, history,...
At Lead to Read KC, we believe that the power of literacy grows stronger when fueled by dedicated community partners. One standout supporter is Lockton, a privately held insurance brokerage firm, whose passion for empowering young readers has been evident since 2016....