Our 2026 Brown Kids Read University Ambassadors are stepping into classrooms across the country to share the power of diverse stories with K–1st grade students. Each ambassador will lead 14 weeks of in-person storytime sessions, helping young readers build confidence, imagination, and a lifelong love of books.

To make this possible, every ambassador is raising $100. Together, our 25 ambassadors will help fund:

📚 All 16 books they’ll read throughout the semester
🚌 Transportation costs so ambassadors can reliably travel to their assigned schools
✨ Program materials that support high-quality storytime sessions

Your donation directly fuels this work, and every contribution ensures our ambassadors can show up for their students fully prepared.

Thank you for helping us push back against the literacy crisis and bring joyful, culturally rich stories into classrooms that need them most.

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By Brown Kids Read Incorporated

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