Read for Children

May 1 – 30, 2025

During the entire month of May, we are on a mission to read 100,000 minutes to our young people and raise $100,000 to support literacy education at Next Door. Join us!

Read for Children highlights the importance of early literacy and provides a boost of resources for early learning in our classrooms and our families’ homes.

Event Activities

• Month-long expanded Volunteer Read with Me
• Classroom read-ins at our two center-based sites and home-based programs
• At-home family reading challenge

Event Goals

• Read to children for 100,000 minutes
• Raise $100,000 for Next Door’s early Literacy Programming

Here’s how you can get involved:

Donate Now

Help us build the future by making a financial contribution in support of Next Door’s literacy education. Please click ‘Donate Now’ to make your donation today.

Sponsor

Help us reach our goal of raising $100,000 in support of Next Door’s Books literacy education through your sponsorship. Your sponsorship of this community-wide event not only contributes to the goal of raising $100k for kids, it shines a spotlight on the power of early literacy!

Click ‘Sponsor’ above for more information or Donate Now to process your sponsorship.

Sponsorship levels include $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000 presenting sponsor.

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