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RIF Highlights

 
Alert CongressURGENT: Save RIF's FUNDING
Please ACT NOW to help RIF continue to build support for our funding. Send an e-mail to your members of Congress asking them to support RIF during the appropriations process. More Info.

RIF Week buttonReading Is Fun Week
May 12–18 is Reading Is Fun Week, a time to discover just how much fun reading can be! Celebrate RIF Week in your home, classroom, or community with wacky activities and more

Read With Kids ChallengeJoin the "Read With Kids Challenge"
RIF and US Airways invite you to share the joy of reading with children. Join the "Read With Kids Challenge" and qualify for a chance to win a family vacation to the Walt Disney World Resort® and more great prizes!

PEH LogoProgram Excellence Honors
This celebration, sponsored by MetLife Foundation, honors 25 of the most outstanding RIF programs and their volunteers. Check out the new online showcase of the 2007 Honorees.

Americas Promise Logo 215 in 5 Campaign Network Lauches
America’s Promise Alliance has launched the 15 in 5 Campaign Network to improve the lives of 15 million at-risk children and improve high school completion rates in the next five years. To learn more and to get involved, visit the 15 in 5 Campaign Network website.

Leading to Reading logoRIF'S New Website for Young Children
A free resource to help parents and childcare providers develop the language skills of their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Available in English and Spanish.

Multicultural Campaign

RIF's Multicultural Literacy Campaign
The RIF Multicultural Literacy Campaign is a multi-year effort to promote and support early childhood literacy in African-American, Hispanic and Native American communities.



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 RIF Alumni Stories

 Literacy Games for Kids

 Printable Parent Guides 

 Booklists

 RIF News & eNewsletters

 Kids' Contests

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Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. (RIF), founded in 1966, motivates children to read by working with them, their parents, and community members to make reading a fun and beneficial part of everyday life. RIF’s highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.6 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year.  

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