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39 people are interested
Reading Empowers - Volunteer with Children / Saturdays / Queens - P.S. 251
ORGANIZATION: Reading Empowers
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39 people are interested
Hi! We are currently looking for passionate volunteers who want to give back to the community through the power of reading. Reading Empowers is a non-profit program for students in elementary school to show them the importance of the power of reading, by making reading fun. We engage students in activities and readings, as well as providing them with new books, and goals, every week to show the community that we can make a difference!
Our website: http://www.readingempowers.org/
If you are interested in volunteering, please use the link below to fill out an application, and we will contact you with more information.
http://www.readingempowers.org/application
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About Reading Empowers
Location:
New York, New York, NY 10036, US
Mission Statement
Reading Empowers was formed for the sole purpose of improving literacy in New York City; specifically, our mission is to promote literacy among students in New York City's elementary schools. We host Saturday morning reading sessions, in which trained adult volunteers engage students in reading age-appropriate material and facilitate discussions around the stories' main ideas. Our goal is to instill in young students, at a very early age, an interest in reading, with the hopes that this will develop into a lifelong love and passion.
Description
Reading Empowers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy among students in New York City's elementary schools. We host Saturday morning reading sessions, in which trained adult volunteers engage students in reading age-appropriate material and facilitate discussions around the stories' main ideas. Our goal is to instill in young students, at a very early age, an interest in reading, with the hopes that this will develop into a lifelong love and passion.
Additionally, Reading Empowers is currently in discussions with book publishing companies to receive book donations. Our goal is to distribute additional reading materials to the children who attend our reading sessons.
Reading Empowers is incorporated as a non-profit organization in the state of New York and recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization by the IRS.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
P.S. 251144-51 Arthur StreetSpringfield Gardens, NY 11413
DATE POSTED
August 24, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Reading / Writing
- Tutoring
- Arts Administration
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Approximately 2.5 hours, every other Saturday