- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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21 people are interested
READ United: Summer Learning 2019!
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Center
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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21 people are interested
Join us for Read United: Summer and help STOP the 'Summer Slide’!
Did you know that children can lose up to two months of learning over the summer break? It’s called the 'Summer Slide’. United Way of Pierce County is partnering with local schools and summer meal sites to provide free summer learning activities all summer long to help stop the 'summer slide’.
WHAT: SUMMER LEARNING 2019 WHEN: Weekly from June 24-August 23, 2019 WHERE: Summer meal sites in Franklin Pierce and Tacoma School Districts' Meal site start times run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.It’s a great way to spend your lunch hour as the time commitment is about an hour!
United Way staff and volunteers will be giving away FREE books for children with limited access to books over the summer break. Volunteers can read with children and help them choose books.
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About Volunteer Center
Location:
United Way of Pierce County, 1501 Pacific Ave., #400, Tacoma, WA 98402, US
Mission Statement
We work from the heart to unite caring people to tackle our community's toughest challenges. We envision a compassionate, vital community where people have the education, resources and opportunities to achieve their potential.
Description
United Way of Pierce County believes by making an early investment in our children and their families, we can help them remove the barriers preventing them from breaking the cycle of poverty. Through Strong Families and Successful Kids, we can create a thriving, connected community. And when our community thrives, we all win.
United Way brings people together to make a real difference in the issues the community cares about. That's why we works in partnership with many individuals and organizations around the county to impact the community. We are members of many collaboratives serving young children, families and our military population. We provide staffing, volunteers, funding and advocacy support to local initiatives and programs aligned with our goal to break the cycle of poverty. We hold annual Community Conversations, listening to the people who live here and together addressing the most pressing issues that our communities care about. We also give out Neighborhood Grants to resident- or community-led groups for projects in their neighborhood or community that help improve the quality of life for its residents in addition to our traditional funding. Why do we do all of this? We believe that change happens when communities work together and we know that together, we can accomplish more than any of us can do alone. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
various sites/organizations in Pierce CountyTacoma, WA 98402
DATE POSTED
June 18, 2019
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- STEM
- People Skills
- Reading / Writing
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Happens over lunch hour
- Enjoy working with kids