History
The first reading clubs were offered in May 1999 at Gratts Elementary, a primary school located in Los Angeles's Westlake neighborhood. At the first reading club, initially known as the "Gratts Reading Club", eight volunteers read to twenty children. The club's popularity grew, and later in the same year its organizers formally created Reading to Kids.
According to the organization's website, current volunteer attendance as of February, 2013, averages approximately 340 per month, and student participation has reached an average of 800 children at seven local schools.
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