Read for Good champions every bookish thing that matters to me and, far more importantly, every bookish thing that matters to thousands of children around the UK.

Their Readathon® is an ingenious way of encouraging a genuine love of books whilst simultaneously funding school libraries AND bringing light to children in hospital at some of their most difficult times.

Read for Good changes lives in the most wonderful way…

When children and young people read for pleasure, they flourish. A regular habit of reading for their own joy helps children to become healthier, happier, more confident individuals as they go out into the world. From success in school to job prospects, empathy and more, reading for pleasure is transformative, and in a post-pandemic world, more vital than ever.

For children who are living in poverty or at risk of adverse childhood experiences, access to books, reading and stories, can bring a world of opportunity. The power of reading is clear: a disadvantaged child who reads, will outperform an advantaged child who doesn’t.

Read for Good is a national charity on a mission to improve outcomes (education, wellbeing, health) for all children in the UK, by empowering and enabling them to find and nurture a love of reading.

Read for Good works in hospitals, schools and communities, delivering a range of projects designed to inspire and support children to see themselves as readers and providing essential resources to help more children to choose to read.