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Here are some highlights and tips from our January 2021 Lunch & Learn Presentation, Building Connection and Understanding, presented by Jefnah Kamal, LMSW, and Vladimir Sainte, LCSW. Presentation highlights: COVID 19 has profoundly impacted student learning You...
Lead to Read KC is pleased to partner with local children’s therapist and author Vladimir Sainte for a second year. The goal of our partnership, which includes author visits and sharing Vladimir’s books with our students and teaching partners, is to promote...
Did you know that 83 percent of inner-city youth report experiencing one or more traumatic events? Here are some tips from our January 2020 Lunch & Learn presentation from Susan Pinné and the team from TraumaSmart for making a reading session a safe, supportive...
Michael Lee, a Hallmark artist, became a Lead to Read KC Reading Mentor at Longfellow Elementary in 2018. Michael’s daughter London was inspired by his volunteerism, and she too wanted to help students in our program. Together, they decided to use proceeds from...
Readers on the Rooftop was a great event—thank you! We’re grateful to: WeWork for donating the stunning event space; J. Rieger & Co., Manny’s Mexican Restaurant and signatureeventskc for providing awesome drinks and appetizers; Kansas City Life Insurance Company...
Reading Mentor Don Maxey recently shared this story about his experience volunteering with Lead to Read KC: “Each Wednesday over my lunch break, I get to hang with my new buddy and friend J at Hope Leadership Academy. I help mentor J as his reading buddy through Lead...