United Through Reading ~ Family Ties Via Video

Here's a fantastic idea -- parents on military duty read books via video to their kids at home, both via Skype and DVD! Sounds obvious in retrospect, but this is something that United Through Reading's Military Program enables. This 20-year old organization's mission is...

To unite families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together thus making it possible that all children will feel the security of caring family relationships and develop a love of reading through the read-aloud experience.

Just saw it on NBC news tonight! The USO helps facilitate this great reading and family-ties program for servicemen...