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How You Help

Join us in this mission to improve child outcomes for all children in Champaign County, Illinois.

Read, Talk, Play, Everyday! is a community-wide initiative under the United Way of Champaign County dedicated to providing preschool-aged children with the opportunities and resources to help them enter kindergarten ready for success.

The Read, Talk, Play, Everyday! mission is to build a community committed to improving children’s futures, supporting caregivers, and eliminating barriers so that all children have the skills they need to thrive.

Parents

Pledge to read. Talk. Play. Every Day with your children.

Caregivers

Pledge to share this website and local resources to help the children and families you work with.

Grandparents

Pledge to read. Talk. Play. Every Day with the grandchildren in your lives.

Community Members, partners, doctors, social services, school districts

Pledge to share this website and other local resources to help the children and families you work with. Explore how you can create family friendly policies and practices at your workplace, how can you encourage parents to read, talk and play every day?

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