Reading Buddies pair volunteers with Early Head Start and Head Start classrooms to make a difference in the lives of children by reading age-appropriate books to students who might not have books read to them regularly. Stories chosen are fun, and often contain moral or underlying social and emotional skills to help young children build a solid foundation as they being their school career.
Volunteers spend about 20-minutes in the classroom reading to children 0-5. Once a month, activities are incorporated to assist with social and emotional skill building.
To keep our young students safe and engaged, our Program will continue to offer a Virtual option, if applies.
With the COVID-19 Pandemic keeping people isolated, it's more important than ever to make sure our volunteers stay connected with our students. This year, to limit contact, and align with back to school plans, we will be recording volunteers. You can either record a video reading a story or demonstrating a skill.
