United Through Reading

We are honored to announce that national retailer leader Target chose us to participate in the Target Circle Charitable Giving campaign! This incredible opportunity highlights the impact of our mission and allows our supporters to influence how Target allocates its charitable donations directly. At United Through Reading, we connect military families through the power of storytelling, ensuring that service members separated from their loved ones can remain part of the family routines, no matter the distance. Target's recognition of our work is a testament to the importance of our mission. With your help, we can make an even bigger impact! Here’s how you can support us:   1️⃣ Join Target Circle (it’s free)   2️⃣ Shop in-store or online to earn votes 3️⃣ Vote for United Through Reading on the Target Circle dashboard (change your preferred store zip code to 92108) Every vote strengthens our ability to provide books and story-recording opportunities to military families, fostering connections and promoting literacy. The voting period ends December 31st, and you can vote multiple times. By sharing this with your networks, we can turn this recognition into creating lifelong memories through reading.  Thank you, Target, for trusting our mission and giving us this platform to grow! More info here: UTR.org/Target #TargetCircle #CharitableGiving #MilitaryFamilySupport #CommunityPartnership

We are so grateful to attend the Army Ten Miler expo through the support of our friends at BAE Systems. Thank you for sponsoring United Through Reading’s Mobile Story Station at this fun event. Good luck to all the runners tomorrow! #army10miler #thearmysrace #runarmyrunstrong

Our Storytime With a Service Member Veterans Day classroom initiative is back! For the third year in a row, we're inviting educators and homeschoolers to sign up for an age-appropriate, pre-recorded video storytime with a uniformed service member. In 2023, 1,000 classrooms from all 50 states and one territory participated. We were able to reach 21,000 military and non-military-affiliated children! When children who don’t have a military connection watch these videos it helps them see the real people behind the uniforms. By listening to stories read by service members, they can better understand the dedication and sacrifices our military makes. It’s a way to connect and create empathy, making the concept of military service more relatable. Plus, it’s a chance for kids to learn about values like duty, service, and community. This program also helps bridge the gap between military families and civilian communities, promoting a sense of togetherness. The registration form will be open through November 6th, and stories will be delivered before Veterans Day, allowing plenty of time to incorporate them into lesson plans. We're still accepting stories to add to the playlist. Contact Penney Letrud-Samons or Storybank@UTR.org with questions. Please share this with your communities so we can impact even more children this year! https://lnkd.in/g86ZfBEu #educatorresource #homeschoolresource

Members of our team are in Washington, DC for the Association of the United States Army - AUSA Annual Meeting. Please visit them at Booth 532 to learn about our program and the impact we have on the military community! #AUSA2024

Teamwork makes the dream work! We value our relationship with Operation Gratitude for the work they do and for helping us reach the families we serve. Thank you, Penney Letrud-Samons, Emily Foster, and Megan Steed, for strengthening this partnership!

Our team is still riding high from this past weekend's Storybook 35! The event was a success, and we will share more details and photos soon. But for now, while we're digging out of our Inboxes and fighting jet lag, we want to thank our sponsors, speakers, attendees, leadership, and venue staff. There was so much love and support for military families and our mission in that room, and we are grateful to you all! #nonprofit #militaryfamilysupport

We're #hiring a new Area Coordinator, Washington DC in Washington, District of Columbia. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're #hiring a new Area Coordinator, Hampton Roads, Virginia in Hampton Roads, Virginia Metropolitan Area. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're hiring for a part-time Area Coordinator. If you want to support military families' connections and literacy development, join our small but mighty team! Please share within your Washington, DC, area networks. #jobopportunity #hiring #nonprofitjobs

Inspired Vets, you are amazing! Thank you to all the team members, including our Board Chair, Sean McHugh, for spending part of your day on an obstacle course to raise funds for military families! We appreciate and are grateful for your efforts. If you have a military-focused BRG and would like to host a team-building event for United Through Reading (with or without all the climbing), please contact Terri Mateo, M.A., our Senior Director of Advancement.