Building Literacy
Every Child, Every Family, Every Day
Every Child Can Read, Inc. (ECCR) believes in opening a world of opportunities by growing a love of reading in young readers.
Every Child Can Read, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
Summer Programs
Summer 2026 School Age
Reading Programs and Enrollment Forms
Our Programs
Children prepared to learn upon entering kindergarten is the focus of Every Child Can Read’s 0-5 year old programs. Studies show that the largest gain in a child’s brain development occurs in the first two years of life. By the age of five, the brain is nearly 90% grown. Children who don’t develop sufficient language skills in those first years are up to six times more likely to experience reading problems in school. Having access to books and being read to at an early age is crucial for educational success.
The goal of our 0-5 year old program is to increase the number of Wayne County children who enter school prepared to learn.
Reading at grade level by 3rd grade is an important benchmark for every child’s educational journey. Third grade reading is the crucial point when a child develops from learning to read to reading to learn. Ensuring Wayne County youth have the tools to achieve this benchmark successfully is the focus of Every Child Can Read’s 6-9 year old programs.
Every Child Can Read provides summer and school year opportunities to build literacy for this age group.
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☀️📚 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐎𝐏 𝐔𝐏 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝟔𝐓𝐇! 🚐💨
Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 9a to 12p at the Richmond Farmers Market--Elstro Park.
📍 See the Full Tour Schedule at 🌐EveryChildCanRead.org.
❤️ THANKS to our sponsors:
• Merchants Bank of Indiana
• Whitewater Valley REMC
• United Way of Whitewater Valley
• Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.
• Our amazing ECCR Board Members & Friends for helping staff the Bookmobile!
Join us on Saturday, June 6th, from 9a to 12p at the Richmond Farmers Market--Elstro Park. bile! 📖✨
#EveryChildCanRead #SummerBookmobile2026 #CommunityReading #LiteracyMatters #SummerLearning #RichmondIN
Join us on Saturday, June 6th from 9a to 12p at the Richmond Farmers Market--Elstro Park.
📍 See the Full Tour Schedule at 🌐EveryChildCanRead.org.
❤️ THANKS to our sponsors:
• Merchants Bank of Indiana
• Whitewater Valley REMC
• United Way of Whitewater Valley
• Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc.
• Our amazing ECCR Board Members & Friends for helping staff the Bookmobile!
Join us on Saturday, June 6th, from 9a to 12p at the Richmond Farmers Market--Elstro Park. bile! 📖✨
#EveryChildCanRead #SummerBookmobile2026 #CommunityReading #LiteracyMatters #SummerLearning #RichmondIN
Did you miss out on the first batch? Good news: More FREE copies of Crenshaw have arrived!
Swing by the Youth Services Area to grab your copy. It’s all part of Every Child Can Read 's Wayne County Reads initiative.
Crenshaw is a story about a boy named Jackson navigating tough times with the help of his giant, imaginary, surf-loving feline friend.
Swing by the Youth Services Area to grab your copy. It’s all part of Every Child Can Read 's Wayne County Reads initiative.
Crenshaw is a story about a boy named Jackson navigating tough times with the help of his giant, imaginary, surf-loving feline friend.
As part of celebrating #America250, ECCR, with the help of local donors, gave over 700 books to each 3rd grader in Wayne County. That's about 700 books! 📚
Sponsors were 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟯𝟯 (Hagerstown), 𝗩𝗙𝗪 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟴 (Richmond), 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝟭𝟲𝟵 (Cambridge City), and an anonymous donor! Thank you!
Sponsors were 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟯𝟯 (Hagerstown), 𝗩𝗙𝗪 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟭𝟬𝟴 (Richmond), 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝟭𝟲𝟵 (Cambridge City), and an anonymous donor! Thank you!
“We wanted to design a program that encouraged parents to read, put books into homes and provided tips for effective reading.”
– Rick Ahaus, Board Member and Founder