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ORGANIZATION: Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project
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7 people are interested
Our local literacy program is growing quickly - we need your help with planning, and with collecting, sorting, and delivering reading materials to participating food pantries and other community programs that promote reading. Our work supports existing community literacy programs and readers.
We met at the library and at the food pantries and other community locations to do our volunteer literacy work.
You can help literacy end poverty.
Reading is Fundamental says that most U.S. poor families have zero books at home, where reading habits develop for good. Our literacy project puts reading materials into the hands and homes of at-risk readers.
Studies show that poor infants hear 30 million fewer words when their brains are developing for life. Our literacy work promotes parents reading with their children.
There are 1 million homeless students, including in our own schools. Sharing reading materials lets these young people know they are seen and supported.
In our community are some of the 35,000 moms and kids who will sleep in a domestic abuse shelter tonight. We can comfort them, and home-bound senior citizens, and others with our reading materials.
MagLiteracy.org gets new and recycled magazines and comics to at-risk readers via food pantries, homeless and domestic abuse shelters, youth mentoring, and job training programs.
Everything begins with reading. With titles for every age, interest, and language, magazines and comics are the most powerful literacy engines on the planet. Help us get them into hands and homes.
Our stories are here:
https://magliteracy.org/blog
http://facebook.com/magazineliteracy
Thank you!
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About Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project
Location:
PO Box 220, Granville, OH 43023, US
Mission Statement
You can help literacy end poverty. With titles for every reading age, interest, and language, magazines and comics are the most powerful literacy engines on the planet. Illiteracy and poverty hurt everyone. UNICEF reports that 1 Billion children live in poverty, worldwide. Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) says two-thirds of U.S. poor (12 million+) have zero books at home. Research shows that poor infants hear 30 million fewer words when their brains are developing for life. Adults unable to read were once children who didn't learn how. MagLiteracy.org has an enormous supply of magazines and comics for literacy to end poverty. Thank you for your help to get them into the hands of eager at-risk readers.
Description
MagLiteracy.org gets new and recycled magazines to at-risk children and families who want to learn and love to read. Our primary focus areas are mentoring and job training, readers in homeless and domestic violence shelters, hungry families receiving groceries from food pantries, and foster kids. Too many people can't read - a cereal box, a job description, or this web page. Illiterate adults were once children who missed their chance to learn to read. A child who cannot read is unable to do well in any school subject. We help feed kids, teens, and adults hungry to read and succeed. Join with us to change the world - one reader at a time! Volunteer today! Thank you.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Vicinity of Columbus, New Albany, GranvilleWesterville, Worthington, DublinNew Albany, OH 43054
DATE POSTED
November 11, 2019
SKILLS
- Inventory Management
- Delivery
- Fundraising
- Grant Writing / Research
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Flexible