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Make A Child Smile Through Reading - April 24 - 12 PM
ORGANIZATION: Pajama Program Reading Center/Atlanta
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
ABOUT US
At Pajama Program, we believe that every child, regardless of their circumstances, has the right to a loving good night. Since we can't be with every child at bedtime, Pajama Program Reading Centers are how we reach more children -- giving us additional opportunities to show unconditional love and help children feel appreciated, supported, and cared for.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Our Reading Parties begin with circle time introductions and continue with reading in pairs (1 child to 1 adult) or small groups. During the Reading Party, the children receive a snack, a new pair of pajamas and a new storybook of their choice. The children range in ages from 4-12 years old. Reading Parties last about an hour and run throughout the entire year.
HOW TO APPLY
We invite volunteers (18 or older), who have completed our VOLUNTEER APPLICATION and passed our BACKGROUND CONSENT to share their love of reading with the children we serve throughout Metropolitan Atlanta. After completing the APPLICATION and BACKGROUND CONSENT, proceed to sign up for a shift on our VOLUNTEER CALENDAR.
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About Pajama Program Reading Center/Atlanta
Location:
475-C Bill Kennedy Way, SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
Mission Statement
At Pajama Program, we promote a comforting bedtime routine for children affected by instability to help them thrive. At the Atlanta Reading Center, our programming focuses on shared reading between a child and an adult volunteer. The shared reading experience is aimed to give children a sense of comfort and belonging, so that they feel better prepared for a good night’s rest. We believe that every child has the right to a loving good night, complete with the comforting bedtime ritual of changing into new, clean pajamas and enjoying an enchanting story. Therefore, all of our Reading Center programming is complete with the magical gifts of new pajamas and storybooks to each child that attends a shared reading experience. The children who attend our programming are between the ages of 4 and 18 and visit us from local Community Partners including shelters, Pre-kindergarten/Head Start programs, group homes, Title I schools, and other child-serving organizations.
Description
Pajama Program is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001 that believes that every child, no matter their circumstances, has the inherent right to a loving good night, complete with the comforting bedtime ritual of changing into new, clean pajamas and enjoying an enchanting story. Pajama Program offers at-risk children the unconditional, magical gifts of pajamas and books so that they can enjoy the greatest benefit of a loving bedtime and peaceful good night: a fulfilling good day. After all, good nights are good days.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
475-C Bill Kennedy Way, SEAtlanta, GA 30316
DATE POSTED
March 19, 2018
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- 1.25 hours
- must complete a volunteer application