Amy Shriver

Amy Shriver's Fundraiser

Join me in donating to the Iowa Book Challenge and rallying your friends, family, and networks to support Reach Out and Read's work.  image

Join me in donating to the Iowa Book Challenge and rallying your friends, family, and networks to support Reach Out and Read's work.

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$180 towards $2,000

It's all about relationships!

As the Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Iowa, I would really appreciate your support!

A child's first 5 years set the stage for the rest of their life. Infants and young children who receive love, nurturing, and a lot of shared reading in the earliest years have improved attachments, cognition, and school-readiness. The evidence-based Reach Out and Read program, in which pediatric health care providers discuss shared reading practices to support early literacy and early relational health, is one of the only pediatric clinic-based interventions proven to improve child health outcomes. What better gift can we give our children than the love that comes with reading together?

This holiday season, I'm focusing my efforts on improving the lives of the children and families I serve at Blank Pediatrics at Unity Point Health. By donating here, children and families will receive high quality education, guidance, and strengths-based supports around parenting, relationships, and shared reading practices for children starting at birth. Children will receive age- and developmentally-appropriate books and guidance to optimize their development and well-being. Please join me in improving the lives of Iowa's children and families by donating here!


Just a small donation will go a long way to helping me meet my goal for Reach Out and Read Iowa!