Northeast Philly Reading Captains

11/05/2025

📚🌟 Calling all Literacy Champions! 🌟📚
Want to help make early literacy a priority in our community?
We’re looking for passionate volunteers to become Reading Captains!

By sharing simple tips, great books, and helpful resources with families, you’ll play a key role in equipping and empowering families to raise strong, confident young readers! 📖💪

Join us for our in-person training tomorrow, Thursday, November 6thth @ 5:30pm at Vogt Rec Center. There will also be an online option available for those who prefer to attend virtually.
Register now and sign up to become a Reading Captain!

https://readingcaptains.carrd.co/

Let’s work together to inspire a love of reading and build confident young readers in our community!

Become a Reading Captain

11/03/2025

Our facilitator will be part of a panel discussion tomorrow, focusing on the Reading Captains experience.

Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Turn the Page STL, Ready Readers, and Read by 4th to explore the successes of the program in Philadelphia and St. Louis, as well as the initiatives it has inspired in other communities.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about a recent research study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, examining the program's implementation in laundromats and the significance of trusted messengers in early language and literacy development.

📍Registration is available at: https://bit.ly/4f2JNod

10/29/2025

It’s spooky season! Join us for an afternoon trunk-or-treat and Halloween parade on Friday, October 31, from 12-3 at Frankford Pause Park.

10/27/2025

Come celebrate our 95th birthday with our first annual Fall Festival on November 1st 11 AM-2 PM!

There will be family friendly activities including story-time, pumpkin painting, scarecrow building, face painting and more! Wear a costume and you’ll have the chance to win a prize. Refreshments will be served.

Many thanks to our community partners Lots of Luv Laundry Councilmember Quetcy Lozada Northeast Philly Reading Captains Einstein's A Better Start El Concilio for helping us make this event possible!

09/21/2025

Helping children develop a love for reading goes beyond assigning books. Creating opportunities for choice, making reading a family activity, and exploring different formats like audiobooks or magazines can all make a difference.

The Florida Center for Reading Research created this helpful infographic with practical strategies families can use to encourage more reading at home. See it here:https://fcrr.org/sites/g/files/upcbnu2836/files/media/PDFs/infographics/Beyond_the_Books.pdf

A trusted resource we’re happy to share.

The Florida Center for Reading Research

09/21/2025

Exciting news! Save the date!

Come celebrate our 95th birthday with our first annual Fall Festival on November 1st 11 AM-2 PM

There will be family friendly activities including story-time, pumpkin painting, scarecrow building, face painting and more! Wear a costume and you’ll have the chance to win a prize. Refreshments will be served.

Many thanks to our community partners Lots of Luv Laundry Councilmember Quetcy Lozada Einstein's A Better Start Northeast Philly Reading Captains for helping us make this event possible!

09/04/2025

🎡 The Kids Carnival is back and bigger than ever! This year, little ones can enjoy the Ferris Wheel, Moon Bounce, Trackless Train, Stilt Walker, Face Painting, Pumpkin Painting & more!

Registration required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-frankford-fall-festival-tickets-1493210746539?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/17/2025

🎉Join us August 23rd, 2025, for fun, food, music, and free supplies! Let's kick off the school year right with good vibes! 😊

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08/09/2025

Get ready for the new school year and connect with valuable resources at these upcoming community events! Reading Captains will attend select events to distribute free children's books and link families with early literacy resources 📖🎒