Mid-Columbia Partners
Community Health Center La Clinica
MCRF partners with La Clinica's Women's Infants and Children (WIC) program to provide free books to low income children each month.www.laclinicanet.org
Benton-Franklin Health Department Home Health Program
MCRF partners with the Home Health program to provide free books to low income children visited by a Home Health nurse each month.www.bfhd.wa.gov
Mid Columbia Library
The Mid-Columbia Library System maintains full service, community based libraries throughout the Mid-Columbia region. Check their web site for a listing of upcoming children's reading programs.www.mcl-lib.org
Richland Library
Full service library in Richland providing children's storytime each week. Check their web site for more information on available programs and times.www/ci.richland.wa.us/library
Sun Pacific Energy
Sun Pacific Energy, parent company of Sun Mart Stores, sponsors The Reading Van used by MCRF to promote early reading and take reading programs to community locationswww.sunpacific.net
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital - Pasco
Participant in the "Books for Babies" program.www.lordesonline.org
Kadlec Medical Center - Richland
Participants in the "Books for Babies" programwww.kadlecmed.org
Kennewick General Hospital - Kennewick
Participant in the "Book for Babies" program.www.kennewiickgeneral.com
First Book
MCRF is affiliated with First Book through First Book Mid-Columbia.www.firstbook.org
Tri-City Americans Hockey Club
The Americans partner with MCRF and Washington's Lottery for thre children's book drives during their regular season each year. Ams fans continue to donate record numbers of books each season. Last season they donated over 2100 children's books.www.amshockey.com
Tri-City Dust Devils Baseball Club
The Dust Devils partner with Washington's Lottery for 3 book drives during their season each year.www.dustdevilsbaseball.com
Washington's Lottery
Washington's lottery sponsors several children's book drives throughout the year.www.walottery.com
Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton & Franklin Counties
Providing a safe place for kids.www.kidexpert.org
City of Richland
We partner with Richland and REI each year for the "Earth Pride" program during Earth Month. Classrooms and children's organizations can earn books through environmental projects during April each year.www.ci.richland.wa.us
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
Sponsor of the annual Mid-Columbia Children's Picture Book Writing and Illustrating Contest.www.barnesandnoble.com
Ben Franklin Transit
Ben Franklin Transit operates the "Story Bus." The Story Bus carries our reading message throughout the community on regular transit routes and is available for large community events where children may board to hear stories read by local celebrities every 20 minutes.www.bft.org
TEAM READ
Providing tutors to Kennewick School District students in grades 1 through 3 who are reading below grade level.Ready! for Kindergarten
Ready! provides kindergarten readiness clases to parents of children birth to age five.www.readyforkindergarten.org
Born Learning Washington
MCRF is an affiliate of Washington State's Born Learning Campaignwww.earlyeducationcoalition.org/bornlearningwashington.php
Fluor
Major funder of MCRF programs including "Books for Babies."ww.fluor.com
Kiwanis Clubs of the Mid-Columbia
Area Kiwanis Clubs continually support children's literacy programs through donations of money, materials, and volunteer time.www.kiwanis.org
Rotary International
Six area Rotary Clubs provide financial and material support to early reading efforts.Columbia Daybreak Rotary
Columbia Center Rotary
Pasco-Kennewick Rotary
Richland Rotary
Riverside Rotary
Sunrise Rotary
www.rotary.org
Tri-City Food Bank
We partner with the Tri-City Food Bank to provide free books to children in families using their services.McDonald's
Adams Enterprises, local franchisee for McDonalds restaurants sponsors weekly story times at three locations during the summer months. Children can earn "Happy Meals" by reading ten books a week. Ronald McDonald visits the children at the first and last session of the summer. Contact the Mid-Columbia Reading Foundation for dates, times and locations.REI
Partner in annual "Earth Pride" program.www.REI.com
Tri Tech Skills Center - Teen Parenting Program
MCRF provides teen parents in this program with kindergarten readiness and early reading instruction.www.ksd.org
Benton-Franklin Head Start
MCRF provides story times and books to Head Start locations in the bi-county area.Early Childhood Educational Assistance Program (ECEAP) - Kennewick
MCRF provides story times and free books to ECEAP programs in Kennewick.www.ksd.org
Clearwire Wireless
Clearwire Wireless has been a major contruibutor to MCRF and a sponsor of the annual Mid-Columbia Children's Picture Book Writing & Illustrating Contestwww.clearwire.com
Starbucks (Road 68 in Pasco)
Starbucks (Road 68 store in Pasco) supplies coffee and goodies for our "Moms and Muffins" programs.www.starbucks.com
QWest Foundation
The QWest Foundation supports New Teacher Libraries in Franklin and Walla Walla Counties.www.qwest.com
Target Stores
Target supports community programs delivered by MCRF.www.target.com
Bechtel
Bechtel Hanford is a major suporter of the Mid-Columbia Reading Foundation.Bechtel Women's Group
The Bechtel Women's Group provides monetary and volunteer support to various MCRF projects.Lockheed-Martin Information Technologies
Lockheed-Martin Information Technologies provides computer and audio-visual support to MCRF.Banner Bank
Banner Bank is a major financial supporter of MCRF and also provides volunteer support.www.bannerbank.com
US Bancorp Foundation
US Bank, through the US Bancorp Foundation, is a major financial supporter of MCRF.www.usbank.com
