“[Because of Family Reading Partners] I read with my daughter everyday. I want her to have the opportunities I did not have. I bring books with us everywhere…to the grocery store, to the park, in the car….reading is so important!”
– Home Visit Parent
“Family Reading Partners is really helpful; for us a book is very expensive. It’s helping me with English too. I’ve seen that the books are useful with learning colors, patterns, alphabet and talking back and forth. When my FRP volunteer home visitor comes, it means I have another friend; I’m not alone so much.”
– Home Visit Parent
“I didn’t realize reading to my child was so important or that it could be so much fun.”
– Home Visit Parent
What Our Partners Are Saying
“The volunteers with Family Reading Partners not only bring gorgeous, touching books to the families here at UNC Horizons, but they also open the pages to families in new ways, plumbing the depths of learning and bonding that books can provide. It’s inspiring how passionate the volunteers are about spreading the message of the value and joy of reading to young children.”
– Outpatient therapist, UNC Horizons, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
“FRP provides books in English each month for refugee families. Volunteers do an amazing job of modeling how to use book illustrations to stimulate interactions between child and parent, an essential lesson since most parents don’t speak English. We need more partners like FRP.”
– Director, Refugee Support Center
“By highlighting the importance of reading in early childhood development, Family Reading Partners volunteers help parents discover the joy of reading with their children. These dedicated volunteers spark a love of reading in our families.”
– Head Start/Early Head Start Coordinator
“Family Reading Partners volunteers are fabulous! They provide high quality books and talk with mothers about the importance of reading. Our parents really learn how to read books, and have conversations around them that stimulate brain development in their children and set a great foundation for eventual literacy. Our families love FRP!”
– Clinical Assistant Professor, UNC Horizons
What Our Early Literacy Mentors Are Saying
“It is pure magic to witness these mothers and their young children enjoying beautiful books together. What an honor it is to help moms experience the joy and learning that comes from shared reading experiences!”
– Julie R.
“My passion for Family Reading Partners is based on the knowledge that I am making a significant and lasting impact on the future of the children and their families.”
– Susan A.
“When you arrive in a home and the mom grabs for the books to see what new conversations they might spark for her and her child, it is so rewarding. And when the little one starts bouncing up and down with excitement to see the books, you can be certain that child will start off in kindergarten with a love of reading and books.”
– Nancy Z.
