UTR’s 9th Annual Storybook Ball
Jul 13, 2017
Please join us for our 9th Annual Storybook Ball to celebrate 28 years of connections forged through the read-aloud experience provided by United Through Reading. This year we aim to …
Helping Deployed Parents Bond with New Babies
Jul 11, 2017
Thanks to an introduction from Birdies for the Brave, United Through Reading has been partnering with Operation Shower since 2015 to put children books in the hands of new military …
This Little Girl First Got to Know Her Father’s Voice Through UTR
Jul 1, 2017
Cadence Driscoll was born into this world without meeting her father – U.S. Army Captain Alex Driscoll was deployed to Afghanistan for his second tour during the birth of his …
Inaugural Golf Tournament Sells Out; Raises More Than $64,000 for Military Families
Jun 27, 2017
United Through Reading and our friends at Support The Enlisted Project cannot thank you enough for the amount of generosity we experienced this past weekend at our inaugural joint golf tournament …
United Through Reading and Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) Host Joint Golf Tournament for Military Families
Jun 23, 2017
San Diego (June 23, 2017) – Today, United Through Reading and Support The Enlisted Project (STEP) will host a joint golf tournament at Salt Creek Golf Course, in Chula Vista, …
United Through Reading Calls Attention to 40 Million Stories Missed Yearly by Military Families
Jun 6, 2017
Founding Sponsor Reader’s Digest Foundation is Bringing Stories Home for Military Families with $500,000 Grant. SAN DIEGO (June 6, 2017) — More than 100,000 military parents are deployed each year, leaving …
4 Standing Ovations at 4th Tribute to Military Families
Jun 1, 2017
Last Wednesday evening, United Through Reading (UTR) hosted our 4th Annual Tribute to Military Families in Washington, D.C., and it was a tremendous success; our best yet! Nearly 300 guests …
Staying Together While Oceans Apart
May 15, 2017
Deployment is hard. And hard is an understatement. I know this. I understood this as a 21-year-old girl out on a date with some Navy guy and telling him why …
Help Build Bonds During Month of the Military Child
Apr 5, 2017
Military children sacrifice; they support; they endure separations and relocations. These circumstances may seem insurmountable to some, yet these children continue to play a critical part in the military community. …
A Reason to Read Across America
Mar 2, 2017
Today, our children have so much on their plates with loads of homework, after school activities, sports practices, music lessons and more. Most kids are just as overscheduled as their …