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Help a child build a brighter future with the gift of reading and mentoring
ORGANIZATION: Lead to Read KC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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128 people are interested
Read with an elementary student one lunch hour a week. It's the easiest, most meaningful volunteer experience in Kansas City! Apply online, complete a short online training session, and get paired with a student. Not sure you can make a weekly commitment? Sign up with a partner to share the volunteer experience, or become a "Flexible Reading Mentor" and attend a couple sessions each month.
Lead to Read KC is a Kansas City nonprofit dedicated to supporting the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational for student success by advancing our literacy platform and mobilizing community volunteers. We help Kansas City children build a brighter future.
What We Do
Launched in 2011, Lead to Read KC connects hundreds of elementary students attending high-need schools with caring adult Reading Mentors each week through our traditional in-classroom and digital reading and mentoring programs. And, we have launched Reading Is Everywhere(SM), a community book distribution initiative, and Reading For Life Author Partnerships to promote self-esteem, coping skills and wellness among the students we serve. Learn more at leadtoreadkc.org.
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About Lead to Read KC
Location:
Kansas City Metro Area, Kansas City, MO 64108, US
Mission Statement
Creating a community of readers, one lunch hour at a time since 2011.
Description
Lead to Read KC is a Kansas City nonprofit dedicated to supporting the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational for student success by advancing our literacy platform and mobilizing community volunteers. Why? Only 21% of third graders in Kansas City public and charter schools are reading on grade level. (Source: SchoolSmartKC) Reading is essential - not just for success in school, but for life. When children have trouble learning to read, it can kick off a devastating downward spiral. Poor reading skills make it hard to keep up in other subject areas. Struggling readers are more likely to report feeling lonely, angry, anxious and depressed. And, they're more likely to have behavior problems, end up in the juvenile justice system and drop out of school. Launched in 2011, Lead to Read KC has grown into Kansas City’s largest literacy volunteer corps, connecting more than 1,300 elementary students with adult Reading Mentors across the metropolitan area each week.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Académie Lafayette3421 Cherry StreetKansas City, MO 64109
DATE POSTED
March 27, 2024
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Reading Comprehension
- Relationship Building
- Tutoring
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Reading sessions last 30 minutes and take place once a week over lunch during the school year.
- Online Application & Sterling Volunteer background check