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New Partners Added as a Result of Boston Children’s Hospital Collaboration for Community Health
Last year, Raising A Reader MA (RAR-MA) was selected as a recipient for Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health. As a result of a $400,000 multi-year grant, RAR-MA has hired a new evaluations and operations manager, improved inter-departmental integration and evaluation systems and added 9 new program partners and expanded with 1 partner, allowing RAR-MA…
Read MoreRAR-MA Announces New Director of Development
Raising A Reader MA is thrilled to announce Mary Ann F. Lerner as its new Director of Development. Mary Ann has had a nearly 20-year career as a Vice President in retail and commercial banking at several top 10 U.S. banks.
Read MoreMeet Our New Director of Development
Raising A Reader MA is pleased to introduce Angela Han, who is taking on the role of Director of Development. With the addition of Angela to the previously one-person development team, RAR-MA is in a strong position to strategically build out and diversify its funding strategy. Angela has an extensive extensive background in the nonprofit…
Read MoreRAR-MA Receives Major Funding from Boston Children’s
Raising A Reader MA (RAR-MA) is thrilled to share that it has been awarded three years of funding from the Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health, one of RAR-MA’s largest grants to date. The initiative is separated into three target areas: Family Housing Stability and Economic Opportunity, Community Physical Activity, Recreation and Food, and Zero…
Read MoreNew Board Leadership at Raising A Reader MA
New Leadership As of July 1, 2018, the start of RAR-MA fiscal year 2019, Raising A Reader MA has new board leadership and members as part of our natural succession planning. We are thrilled to announce that Gregg Dooling (Managing Director and CFO, Amundi Pioneer) is our new Board Chair, stepping into this role following…
Read MoreCongratulations to Board Member Justin Hayward on the MassMutual Community Service Award!
Board member Justin Hayward was awarded the 2017 Community Service Award by the MassMutual Foundation. Hayward has been with Cross Coastal Advisors and MassMutual for five years and has been involved with Raising A Reader MA since 2014. Hayward, a Partner at Cross Coastal Advisors, was given the award for his commitment to bettering his…
Read MoreRAR-MA Selected as a Featured Partner of Barr Foundation Early Education Legacy
The Barr Foundation launched its new Early Education Legacy Page this morning. As the Foundation shifts its focus away from Early Education, the Foundation developed a page to highlight its key partners and the immense impact it has had on the quality of early education in Boston over the course of the past 20 years.…
Read MoreRAR-MA Presents Dr. Seuss Story Walk at Lynn Literacy Night
On Wednesday, April 4th, Coordinated Family & Community Engagement hosted an early literacy night at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute. The event was held to show members of the community the support and resources that are accessible to them so they can better prepare their children for school. Raising A Reader MA’s parent liaison for Greater…
Read MoreRaising a Reader MA and UniFirst Announce Partnership to Support Early Literacy
Raising A Reader Massachusetts (MA) and UniFirst Corporation have announced a new partnership to bring the signature Red Bag Book program to UniFirst employees, providing them with access to children’s books at no charge and the opportunity for parents to learn interactive dialogic reading techniques, regardless of their reading level. Please read the UniFirst news release for…
Read MoreTWO Senior Program Managers recognized by Commission on Status of Women
We are beyond proud to congratulate not just one, but TWO of our amazing Senior Program Managers for recognition by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW)! On April 25th, Pioneer Valley Senior Program Manager Francia Wisnewski was sworn in as a Regional Commissioner for Hampshire-Franklin County. Members are appointed to conduct ongoing…
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