Reaching out
Marty Martinez Leading the campaign to get diverse books to kids MELISSA WHITLER | Contributing Writer editor@dallasvoice.com Marty Martinez, the gay CEO of Reach Out and Read, is leading the campaign to get diverse books out to kids.
Reach Out and Read is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that aims to foster childhood development by encouraging parents to read aloud to their young children and incorporate diverse books.
The organization partners with clinicians to integrate books into pediatric care and promote family reading. And for Giving Tuesday 2023 earlier this week, they started an initiative to raise $40,000 to give 4,000 children nationwide new books.
For every $10 donated, a copy of the book Jabari Tries will be given to a family in need. While Reach Out and Read has been helping families for the past 35 years, Marty Martinez became CEO only two years ago.
