by Angela Pritchett | Jun 5, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics
Join KMBC 9 and “Get Schooled” with Lead to Read — a Kansas City organization working to improve the futures of our children, one book and one volunteer at a time. watch on KMBC
by Angela Pritchett | Mar 13, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics
In a James Elementary first grade classroom, students are paired off with adults, quietly reading or working on sight words. Their mentors are volunteers with Lead to Read KC, an organization working to increase the literacy rates in young students. Read at Northeast...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 8, 2022 | Media, Media 2022
Lead to Read KC is working to help build Kansas City’s future workforce through a one-day volunteer opportunity targeted at local businesses. During the one-hour visit, each volunteer is paired with a student to read Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler, a...
by Guest Contributor | Oct 28, 2021 | Media, Media 2021
Patrick Mahomes is teaming up with the city’s largest volunteer literacy program. The quarterback’s 15 and the Mahomies Foundation is challenging kids to read alongside Lead to Read KC. An event hosted by the organizations today had all the makings of a pep rally at...
by Guest Contributor | Dec 10, 2020 | Media, Media 2020
It was announced today that the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation will provide $250,000 in the form of 15 grants to 15 charitable organizations from the Greater Kansas City area through its signature program, 15 for 15. This annual program supports 15 youth initiatives...
by Guest Contributor | Nov 27, 2019 | Media, Media 2019
Lead to Read KC, a Kansas City non-profit dedicated to helping students succeed through its reading-based mentoring program, is pleased to announce it has received a $15K grant from the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation. Read the Press Release
