Nurturing RAM’s Service the Community
Editor’s Note: Richard Conard, MD served as director of the Remote Area Medical (RAM) event in Bradenton, which the Suncoast Campaign for Grade…
Remote Area Medical and Suncoast Campaign Promoting Healthy Readers
Author’s note: Through funding by The Patterson Foundation, the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading had a booth at the Remote Area Medica…
Taking Vroom to the Hispanic Fall Festival
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading participated in the Hispanic Fall Festival on Sunday, Nov. 7 at St. Jude Catholic Church.
Suncoas…
Vroom: Learning to Read Begins at Birth
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series featuring Vroom.
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is a communitywide effo…
Every Day Counts: The Results
During the summer of 2015, the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading began working with the School District of Manatee County and Sarasota…
Attendance Works Director Praises Suncoast Reading Efforts
I wanted to say thank you so very much for this opportunity to see first-hand the work that is emerging from the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Le…
Summer Learning in October
I recently had the opportunity to attend “Summer Changes Everything,” the National Summer Learning Association’s conference in Baltimore, MD.
A…
Attendance Works Leader Brings Expertise to Suncoast
Imagining a brighter future for children is at the core of creating new realities.
The Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is working in…
Community-Level Change Is Not in the ‘What’ but in the ‘How’
Clarity. Structure. Measures. The world would be a better place if we had all of these, all of the time. Or would it? As we continue to move fo…
If You Want to Hook Your Child to Literacy, It’s All About the Books
There are many statistics that serve as a call to action for those of us involved in the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. Our overarc…
A Safe Place for Creating Great Futures
Jennifer and Maritza are sisters, ages 6 and 7, who recently attended Great Futures Academy, a summer learning program of the Boys and Girls Cl…
A Common Agenda to Change the Course for Our Children
Those of you who know me or have worked with me know at least one thing — I like to get things done. Whatever that means — from finishing pro…
Region Shows Support with Attendance Awareness Proclamations
As the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s journey unfolds, our region continues to display overwhelming passion and support to ensure…
Poster Contest to Raise Awareness About Suncoast Attendance
September is national Attendance Awareness Month – a time for recognizing why attending school every day (and on time!) is critical to student…
Summer Partnership to Feed Hungry Students Sees Success
“Alone, we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Helen Keller’s words once again ring true in our amazing Sarasota County. The second…
United Way of Manatee County a Catalyst for Children’s Success
Catalyst – it’s a person or thing that precipitates an event. Stimulus. Spark. Spur. Impetus — all are associated synonyms.
I was driving behi…
Learning Through the Arts with the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
At a recent meeting, it was exciting to hear about the commitment and progress that Sarasota and Manatee counties are making through the Suncoa…
Suncoast Panel Features National Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Expert
There was a full house at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee last night as hundreds of community members gathered to hear from Ro…