RORAZ Advocacy

National Support

Reach Out and Read is a nonpartisan organization supported by many health and education champions. Beginning in FY2000, Reach Out and Read National Center has received an appropriation (FY07-08 $5.9 million) through the U.S. Department of Education. Reach Out and Read Arizona sites receive approximately 25% of their book costs from this national funding. We are thankful to have these friends on Capitol Hill, and look forward to working with them this year in securing this vital funding for Reach Out and Read.

National Funding Request Update

For the latest information on the Federal funding request visit, National Reach Out and Read Advocacy Page

To reach the National Reach Out and Read Legislative Action Center go to, ROR Legislative Action Center

In Arizona, we had the distinct privilege of hosting three Congressman at ROR sites. Each site hosting a legislator provided a tour of their clinic, an introduction to their ROR program and an opportunity for the legislator to read to children in the waiting room.

Representative Rick Renzi, District 1 visits Ponderosa Pediatrics in Prescott and reads to a group of children in the waiting room.
Representative Jim Kolbe, District 8 tours the Tucson CCRS ROR clinic and visits with children.
Representative Raul Grijalva, District 7 reads to children at the Pima County Health Clinic on Irvington during a recent visit to learn more about ROR in Tucson.
RORAZ Resource Information
2006 Annual Report.pdf 2007 RORAZ Annual Report.pdf RORAZ FY07 Innovation in Early Care and Education.pdf ROR: A Proven School-Readiness Model.pdf