Literacy Event at Resurrection Leawood

Literacy Event at Resurrection Leawood

by | Jul 2, 2024

Watch the documentary The Right to Read and hear from local leaders, including Lead to Read KC Executive Director Rhea Muchalla LeGrande and Board Member Dr. Jennifer Collier, about literacy challenges in our community. You can make a difference by volunteering with...
Mentor Moment

Mentor Moment

by | May 15, 2024 | Children's Development, Volunteer Spotlight

Recently Mike McGuire’s sessions as a Reading Mentor at Genesis School inspired him to get creative. His student often brought a book on science experiments for them to read. In particular McGuire could tell the “2 cups and a string walkie-talkie” really intrigued the...
Reading at the Center of It All

Reading at the Center of It All

by | Apr 11, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

Jamie Morrow Nelson might be new to Lead to Read KC but she’s already figured out why being a Reading Mentor is so meaningful. She started reading at Center Elementary in South Kansas City’s Center School District at the beginning of 2024 and already loves it. “While...
Community Service Around the Clock

Community Service Around the Clock

by | Mar 1, 2024 | Volunteer Spotlight

Lead to Read KC offers so many different opportunities for volunteers and Laura Logan has made the most of them all. She started as a Reading Mentor in 2018 after hearing about the program through her job at Hallmark and over the past six years she has added book...
Saturday Book Sorting

Saturday Book Sorting

by | Feb 15, 2024

Looking for a one-time volunteering opportunity you can do with friends or family? We need help processing and labeling book donations. Sign up to join us on any second Saturday morning to clean, label and sort books. Adults and children twelve and older are welcome....