We're excited to share highlights from a recent interview with our founder, Carlo Franzblau, conducted by Dr. Sam Bommarito. This conversation, part of a series exploring innovative approaches to literacy, sheds light on SOAR's mission and our groundbreaking Family Literacy Project (FLiP).

Carlo Franzblau joined Gayle Guyardo, the host of the nationally syndicated health and wellness show Bloom, to share more about Sing Out and READ’s mission.

Watch co-founder Carlo Franzblau discuss how Verizon helps Sing Out and READ with program logistics on Tampa Bay’s Morning Blend for ABC Action News.

Watch the Sing Out and READ video feature from the FOX 13 News segment What's Right with Tampa Bay by Mark Wilson.

Through donations and grants, the nonprofit's Family Literacy Project, or FLiP, aids students age 6 to 12 who struggle with reading skills and come from at-risk, low-income families that can't afford tutors.

Sing Out and READ (SOAR), the St. Petersburg Midtown Rotary Club, and Eckerd Connects joined together to celebrate the achievement of elementary children who completed the 12-week reading program Family Literacy Project (FLiP).

Sing Out and READ is closing the reading gap in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and the Bay Area one student (and one song) at a time.

Reporter Trevor Pettiford examines how Sing Out and READ's home-based program tablets are helping at-risk kids rapidly build reading proficiency.