Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Read to Grow Inc.
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 53 School Ground Road, Unit 3
\nCity: Branford
\nState: CT
\nPostal Code: 06405
\nMain Phone: 2034886800
\nMain Fax: 203-488-7735
\nOrganization Website: www.readtogrow.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 061572185
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501 (c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 03\/28\/2023
\nRequested Amount: 5000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Supporting early childhood literacy from birth through Books for Babies (BFB) program\u2019s NICU Program
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
We are requesting support for BFB\u2019s NICU Project, which gives literacy packets to parents of babies being treated at three NICUs in Hartford County. Parents receive two baby board books, a copy of our First Guide to Parents of Newborns, and an invitation to read to their babies while visiting their child in the NICU.
\nAccording to the CT Department of Public Health data, 839 babies born in 2020 were admitted to NICU units in Hartford County. The number is significant because research indicates that preterm babies, the majority of whom are admitted to NICU, are shown to have language development issues (Reidy et al, 2013). However, research also shows that reading to NICU babies positively influences language development (Neri et al, 2021). Parents can experience a sense of normalcy and bond with their babies when they read, talk, and sing to them while they are in the NICU. Reading exposes babies to the calming, soothing sound of their parent\u2019s voices, in an environment that is clinical and dominated by the whir of machines.
\nSharing books helps babies (including very sick babies) form important brain connections. Our NICU Project materials also invite parents to register for Follow-Up, which mails more literacy information and baby books to homes when babies are 3 months and 12 months old. In the fiscal year 2022, we distributed more than 600 books to families of 300 plus newborn babies who were admitted to Connecticut Children\u2019s Hospitals NICUs in Hartford and Farmington. In January 2023, our NICU project expanded to families of babies admitted to the Hospital of Central Connecticut\u2019s NICU. <\/p>\n
The NICU project helps parents establish book-sharing routines with their babies, which we hope will continue at home once the babies are discharged.<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $32,163.72<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Fund for Great Hartford (funded); Wadsworth Family Foundation (pending); Ensworth Charitable Foundation (pending)<\/p>\n
Project Duration: Ongoing
\nGeographical Area Served: Connecticut
\nAge Group To Be Served: Adults and babies<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Shitu
\nContact Last Name: Rajbhandari
\nContact Title: Grants Writers
\nContact Phone: 2034886800
\nContact Email: srajbhandari@readtogrow.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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