Reach Out & Read Los Angeles

Reach Out and Read Los Angeles (ROR) promotes early childhood education by providing advice to parents on reading aloud and giving children (from six months to five years old) a culturally and developmentally appropriate book to take home at each pediatric visit.

In Los Angeles County, there are 119 ROR locations. Annually, more than 166,500 books are given to young children in Los Angeles’ poorest communities. Exposure to books and reading in the first years of life increases the probability of a child’s healthy development and decreases the chance of school failure.

Give a new book to a young child in Los Angeles by donating below or contributing a book from ROR’s wish list.

To make a secure, tax-deductible donation online, click on the button below. You may also send checks payable to the California Community Foundation, noting that the donation is for Reach Out & Read Los Angeles. Checks should be mailed to:

California Community Foundation
717 W Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Donate Now

Contributions to the California Community Foundation represent irrevocable gifts subject to the legal and fiduciary control of the foundation’s board of directors. This charge will appear on your credit card statement as a payment to “Calif Comm Fdn – CCF”. In addition, California Community Foundation incurs a third-party administrative fee of 2.7 percent for credit card contributions. The foundation will charge the fee directly to the individual fund.