Volunteers are a vital part of the Reach Out and Read program. They are needed to transform clinic waiting rooms into literacy-rich areas for children and their families. ROR volunteers show parents the techniques and pleasures of looking at books together.


For more information about the rewarding experiences of ROR volunteers, please download our volunteer brochure.

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Contact the program coordinator for the ROR site that is most convenient for you. You will find the contact information in the following map.

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info@reachoutandreadnyc.org

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“Reach Out and Read is a unique literacy program that recognizes how the pediatric community can help parents appreciate the importance of reading aloud to children” Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Committee on Health