Building Literacy

Every Child, Every Family, Every Day

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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.

Our Programs

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When Vic Jose and Rick Ahaus learned that more than 40 percent of children in Wayne County were NOT prepared to learn when they started school, they tackled that issue with great intensity and created the K-Ready program.

K-Ready’s goal is to increase the number of Wayne County children who enter school prepared to learn.

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In 2007, concerned citizens led by Rick Ahaus and Vic Jose formed an independent, voluntary, community-based program with a single focus: to have all third-grade students in Richmond reading on grade level by the time they enter the fourth grade. They created a 501 (c) 3 organization to fund the first The Reading Academy.

The Reading Academy’s goal is to ensure that every Third Grader in Richmond knows how to read at grade level by the end of third grade.

Recent News and Photos

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Every Child Can Read1 day ago
Every Child Can Read is so grateful to be participating the 2024 Depot Festival of Trees! We love our unique tree!

Thank you to Richmond native Chris Mosey of iGNiS Glass Studio in Chattanooga, TN for the 6 beautiful hand blown glass ornaments. Thanks also to Kristen Brunton of Miss Rosie’s Glass, and ECCR Board members for the 13 handmade stained glass ornaments, and Bill & Kim English, creators of the beautiful wood trees that display the ornaments so well!
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Every Child Can Read2 days ago
Every Child Can Read will distribute over 38,000 books this year! Help us keep the momentum going! A $100 donation provides 40 books or over 3 hrs of instructive tutoring. A $1000 contribution helps give away almost half of the books given away with the 2025 Summer Bookmobile program. Go to everychildcanread.org or scan the code!
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Every Child Can Read5 days ago
We’re all set for tonight’s Tinsel & ‘Tinis at the Festival of Trees in the Depot!

Here’s our submission: The glass ball ornaments are provided by Richmind native and blown glass artist, Chris Mosey of Chattanooga TN
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Every Child Can Read6 days ago
Morrisson-Reeves Library has some terrific programs this month and in January. Check out their calendar and upcoming programs this winter.

“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