by Angela Pritchett | Feb 14, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
Ashley Berndt and Amy Haynes, two passionate Reading Mentors with Lead to Read KC, share not only a common bond in their love for reading but they also share reading with a student at Crossroads Academy Quality Hill. Both began volunteering in 2018 and over the past...
by Angela Pritchett | Jan 15, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight
Six years, countless stories, and one unwavering belief: “Connection first, always!” says Reading Mentor Alix Carruth. She has seen firsthand how a consistent presence makes a big impact in the lives of others, especially the student she has read with at Gordon...
by Angela Pritchett | Dec 11, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
We love that old saying, “The family that reads together, leads together,” or is that how it goes? Let’s just say that with our creative twist of the proverb, the father and daughter duo William Wallace and Sasche Robinson are a perfect case in point. Wallace, a...
by Traci Murphy | Aug 29, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
The school year has just started, and 28 schools need Lead to Read KC’s reading and mentoring services. We are always looking for new Reading Mentors and are grateful to the volunteers who return year after year. Maryann Hughes is one of those returning Reading...
by Angela Pritchett | Aug 22, 2023 | Children's Development, Media, Media 2023, Statistics, Volunteer Spotlight
When kids go back to school, so will volunteers from KCRAR. REALTORS® from across the Kansas City region are taking one lunch hour a week to read with Kansas City elementary students to build literacy skills and help enable their success in school and in life. read on...
by Traci Murphy | Apr 25, 2023 | Volunteer Spotlight
When Ben Bravence, a portfolio manager with UMB Bank, heard about Lead to Read KC, he knew it was something he wanted to be a part of.“I consider reading my biggest hobby,” Bravence said. “So when a couple of co-workers, who were Reading Mentors, told me about Lead to...
