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Reading is FUN! Reader for the Early Learning Center
ORGANIZATION: Focus: HOPE
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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DONATE TO THIS
ORGANIZATION -
5 people are interested
Event Date/Time:
Ongoing
9:00a-10:30a
Event Name:
Reading is FUN! Reader for the Early Learning Center
Event Description:
Purpose: To read and engage with the youth (up to age 5) in the Early Learning Center. To begin the joy of reading at a young age.
Volunteers will select and read age appropriate books to the children in each class.
You are allowed to bring props and your own books to read (but not required).
You may read to multiple groups at a time (up to 35 children). And you can read more than 1 book.
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Please report to the front desk of the Early Learning Center to check in. There are no locker or storage areas, so please keep your belongings in a safe secure place prior to arrival.
Supervisor: Michelle Farmer or Juan Ruiz
For the safety and health of our children, if you are sick (even with a mild cold, sore throat, sniffles etc.) or have any of the following illnesses you will not be allowed to volunteer; Hepatitis A; Shiga toxin-producing E.coli, Shigella; Salmonella Typhi; Norovirus.
A representative from the volunteer department will meet you in the lobby for a brief overview and introduction.
Additional Information:
Please note, the schedule is subject to change. Please stay alert for any changes that may occur.
Event Meeting Location:
Center for Children
1550 Oakman Blvd. Detroit, MI 48238
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Please follow these instructions to register online for this event:
1. Visit the Focus: HOPE event registration page: http://cerv.is/m?0168gJbmEi8
2. Click on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page.
3. Follow the on screen instructions to access the CERVIS registration system. If this is your first time using the CERVIS online registration system, you will be prompted to create a Volunteer Profile.
4. Once you have successfully signed into the system (or created a profile, if needed), select the desired Volunteers and click on the "Submit Service Project Application" button.
Event Registration Code: JbmEi8
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About Focus: HOPE
Location:
1200 Oakman Blvd., Building B. (Central Warehouse), Detroit, MI 48238, US
Mission Statement
Recognizing the dignity and beauty of every person, we pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty and injustice; and to build a metropolitan community where all people may live in freedom, harmony, trust, and affection; black and white, yellow, brown, and red, from Detroit and its suburbs, of every economic status, national origin, and religious persuasion. We join in this covenant.
Description
Focus: HOPE is a human service organization. Founded in 1968 in the wake of the 1967 Detroit riots by Father Willam T. Cunningham (1930-1997) and co-founder Eleanor M. Josaitis (1931-2011), Focus: HOPE unites a multicultural community in common efforts to overcome injustice and build racial harmony. Over the years, Focus: HOPE has initiated practical solutions to the problems of hunger, economic disparity, inadequate education, and racial divisiveness. Answers can be found in Focus: HOPE's technology training programs, educational and corporate partnerships, and food programs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1550 Oakman BoulevardDetroit, MI 48238
DATE POSTED
February 5, 2018
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Literacy / Reading
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 1-2 hours