Building Literacy
Every Child, Every Family, Every Day
Every Child Can Read, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) 3 organization.
Our Programs
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.
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
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!
Here’s our submission: The glass ball ornaments are provided by Richmind native and blown glass artist, Chris Mosey of Chattanooga TN
“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