Our Mission
To close the literacy opportunity gap among children from birth to age six in under-resourced communities by helping families develop and practice shared home reading habits.
Our
Vision
To make interactive reading a joyful and rewarding routine for all families. We equip parents to be their child’s first teacher, empowered to be active participants in their child’s education, impacting success in school and beyond.
Statement
Of Values
Early childhood literacy is a major problem for a large segment of the population. Our job is to change that.
At Raising a Reader Massachusetts, we welcome everyone and celebrate every individual — within our team and those we support. Our goal is to ensure that every person has the opportunity to thrive, both in learning and in life.
Our Core
Organizational Values
Compassion
We approach our work with humility, respect, and recognition of the challenges facing our overall community and take entrepreneurial risks in collaboration with the families and partners.
High Integrity
We act with open, honest, transparent, and respectful communication and challenge conventional wisdom with transparency to serve our constituents and maximize the support of our donors.
Work-Life Balance
We believe in a healthy work-life balance, including social-emotional balance, so we can better serve our constituents.
Teamwork
We learn from every experience and empower our team to identify and implement new best practices to achieve the greatest collective impact.
At Raising a Reader MA, We Value Everyone
We are an organization that is committed to being a workplace that fully embraces and reflects the broad range of backgrounds and viewpoints of our team and the community groups we serve. In our efforts to increase access to early literacy interventions, our differences are strengths.