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37 people are interested
Warehouse Support Day: Prep Materials for children
ORGANIZATION: Raising A Reader
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37 people are interested
Individual volunteers or small groups may volunteer at the RAR warehouse in Milpitas, CA to help prepare shipments to our nationwide network of affiliates. Due to the ever changing needs of the warehouse, activities will vary. Volunteers may: sticker books, prepare book bags, assemble educator manuals, and prepare materials for children and families across the country.
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About Raising A Reader
Location:
330 TWIN DOLPHIN DR STE 147, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94065, US
Mission Statement
RAR helps children and families aged 0-8 develop, practice and maintain home-based literacy routines critical for school success.
Description
Through a network of more than 2,700 community partners (school systems, libraries, community agencies and others) across 34 states, in 2015 alone we reached nearly 130,000 children and families.
Since our inception in 1999, we have helped more than 1.25 million families build and maintain reading routines in their homes, with special attention to those at highest-risk for educational failure.
Develop- Raising A Reader helps parents develop the habit of sharing books through RAR’s train the trainer model.
Practice-To practice the habit of sharing books, each week children bring home a bright red book bags filled with award-winning books.
Maintain- Raising A Reader connects families to libraries to maintain the habit of borrowing and sharing books.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
489 Valley WayMilpitas, CA 95035
DATE POSTED
January 7, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- If under 18, please note so additional forms can be sent.