We’re imagineOne
Imagine Making a Difference in One Child's Life.
imagineOne is a nonprofit organization working to prevent illiteracy before it begins by helping families build strong foundations for reading during the critical birth-to-five years.
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
How Our Passion Was Kindled
It started with a quad-shot of espresso early one morning at Neutral Groundz Coffeehouse and a statistic a father and daughter couldn't ignore: nearly half of local high school graduates were not reading proficiently.
That number lit a fire.
Longtime advocates for children and literacy, Kristin Cain and her father, George Peterson, asked a simple question:
What if every family had access to the right tools before their child even started school?
At that moment, imagineOne was born.
Built on the belief that parents are their child’s first and most important teacher, imagineOne exists to give families the tools, guidance, and support to build strong reading foundations during the earliest years, when it matters most.
Why imagineOne
imagine making a difference in One child’s life.
We believe lasting change begins one child at a time, one family at a time.
When one family has the tools and confidence to build strong foundations, one child's future can change.
When providers, educators, healthcare professionals, and communities surround families with support, that impact can grow.
One Child. One Family. One Community at a Time.
That's imagineOne.
Our Approach
We equip parents and caregivers with simple tools, practical guidance, and confidence to build reading readiness through everyday life.
Families at the Heart
We focus on birth to age five, when children are building the language foundations that reading depends on.
Start Early
Our approach reflects what research tells us about language development, early brain development, phonological awareness, and how children prepare to learn to read.
Grounded in Science
Providers, educators, healthcare professionals, schools, libraries, civic organizations, businesses, and other partners help surround families with support.
Community Supported
What We Believe
We Believe Illiteracy Is Preventable.
We don't have to wait for children to struggle with reading.
We can start before the struggle begins.
We believe:
Families are at the heart of reading readiness.
Parents and caregivers are a child's first and most important teachers.
The first five years matter.
Everyday moments matter.
Childcare providers, educators, healthcare partners and communities strengthen families.
Prevention can begin before reading struggles do.
Every child deserves the opportunity to succeed.
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
The People Behind imagineOne
Our Board
Kristin Cain
Favorite Children’s Book:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Co-Founder & President
George Peterson
Favorite Children’s Book:
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Co-Founder & Treasurer
Cindy Amoroso
Favorite Children’s Book:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Vice President
Our Team
Cristy Eichers
Favorite Children’s Book:
Curious George by Margret and H.A. Rey
Program Design & Development
Suzanne Cutshall
Favorite Children’s Book:
Laura Ingalls Wilder series
Curriculum Development & Delivery
Josie Eichers
Favorite Children’s Book:
I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson
Program Coordination & Activation
Tyler Edwards
Favorite Children’s Book:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Video Production
Our Advisors
Our advisors bring experience in education, healthcare, community leadership, and literacy to help guide and strengthen our work.
Rod Meyer
Pam DeMarce
Dr. Don Putzier
Bob Kitchenmaster
Join the Reading Ready Revolution™
We’re making reading readiness joyful, simple, and possible for every family.
This revolution isn’t a fight. It’s fun.
And every community has a part to play.
Bring families, childcare providers, educators, healthcare partners, libraries, civic organizations, businesses, and community leaders together around one shared goal:
Every Child Reading Ready Before Kindergarten.
We don’t have to wait for children to struggle with reading.
We can start before the struggle begins.