Kindergarten teacher reading book to students

Getting ready for kindergarten is a big milestone, not just for kids, but for parents, too. If you're wondering “Is my child ready for…

View of the banquet hall at Tebala: White drapes hand from the ceiling and the United Way logo is projected against the far wall. People sit, chatting at tables.

More than 280 community members gathered on June 12 at the Tebala Event Center for Tea for Tomorrow: Building a Tradition of Literacy, an event…

Karl Cole and a child read together in a classroom

When Karl Cole first stepped into a first-grade classroom at Ralston Elementary as a United Way IREAD volunteer, he wasn’t new to mentoring young…

Mother reading aloud to young daughter

Reading aloud to children is one of the most powerful ways parents and caregivers can nurture a child’s development. From the earliest months of…

Young boy smiling and holding up a Page Turner book

In classrooms and living rooms across Winnebago County, something powerful is happening—one book at a time.

Through United Way’s

A preschool aged girl gazes up at a book reader out of frame

In an ongoing effort to increase early childhood literacy across Winnebago County, United Way of Rock River Valley (UWRRV) has streamlined its…

simple graphic that says "Board of Directors"

United Way of Rock River Valley (UWRRV) recently announced during its annual meeting, key leadership transitions within its Board of Directors…

baby and mom with book

By Larissa Currier-Brown, Ready to Learn Project Manager, Alignment Rockford

At Alignment Rockford, we believe early childhood is…

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