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We believe that everyone has a part to play in closing the achievement, and the literacy, gap in Kenosha County. In just one hour per week, Readers Are Leaders volunteers help students become more confident and capable readers. Readers Are Leaders tutors spend time with students practicing literacy skills through reading, writing, and other phonics activities.

Anyone can participate in Readers Are Leaders! Tutors have varied experience, ranging from college students, to stay at home caregivers, to retirees. No previous experience is needed. All the training and resources you need to be successful will be provided. No matter what your background is, our students can learn so much from you!

Tutoring takes place during school hours, September/October through May. Recruitment for the 2023-2024 school year will begin in August 2023. Please visit our website at https://www.kenoshaunitedway.org/readers-are-leaders-tutoring-program for more information or email mmarkowski@kenoshaunitedway.org.

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"Oh, the places you'll go...." There are children in our community that will have oh, so many more places to go, if they have a volunteer tutor help them with their reading.

Read to Succeed is a first grade reading program for children that are struggling with their reading. Volunteers use iPad instruction twice a week for one hour after school to assist up to 4 children with their reading skills.

This program is hosted at 2 of the Chandler Library locations and Chandler Public Housing sites after school, two days a week. The program is hosted October through May.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
After School Tutoring 3:45 - 4:45 or 4:45-5:45 depending on day/location	10	n/a	n/a

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Stations of Imagination was created in memory of Sawyer Johnston. Sawyer had a deep love of Sesame Street. When he passed away at only 18 months old, the Johnston family partnered with WCTE in 1995 to host an annual Sesame Street children's event to honor the life of their son. Twenty-six years later, Stations of Imagination is Sawyer's legacy to our community.

Stations of Imagination is a free event, open to the public. Each year WCTE serves approximately 2000 children and their families from across the Upper Cumberland region. In a typical year, we have Sesame Street character meet & greets and interactive, educational booth activities including a bubble lab, (marshmallow) engineering design station, and Odd Squad agent training course. Due to COVID concerns, our stations this year will focus more on demonstrations, storytelling and story time, and activities that allow participants to take their creations home.

Volunteers at our events can help with projects like blowing up and distributing helium balloons, helping at the activity booths, distributing water to other volunteers, or helping with the set-up or tear-down of the tents, tables, and chairs at the beginning and end of the event.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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We appreciate your desire to serve on the Governing Board for Valley of the Sun Early Childhood Association (VSECA) . VSECA fills an important need in our community, and we believe that you will find serving on the Governing Board a rich and rewarding experience.

Our organization is the Maricopa Chapter of the Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC). We are a dedicated group of professionals that work to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children here in Arizona.

As a director, you and your fellow board members are responsible for overseeing the organization’s operations, while maintaining our commitment to the VSECA mission. This involves establishing our strategic direction, ensuring our compliance with all applicable legal requirements, and keeping our organization financially healthy. Learn more at: VSECA.org

Meetings are virtual, quarterly.

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Join us on the green!

Links for Literacy is the High Plains Library District Foundation’s annual fundraising event. Nearly 100 participants take part in our tournament each year. In partnership with Kiwanis of the Rockies, the tournament works to enrich the lives of our community’s youth through literacy.

The tournament raises funds to support District and Kiwanis initiatives including: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten, Summer Reading Adventure, Writer in Residence, Key Clubs, Builder Clubs, and scholarships for high school seniors.

Volunteers will be assisting staff in various duties that will create a smooth and memorable tournament.

If you are able, we'd love to have you join us for a beautiful day on the golf course connecting with neighbors and helping raise funds for literacy programs.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	30	n/a	n/a

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From TRASH to TREASURE – Use your imagination and creativity to make a toy(s) using items typically considered as trash such as paper, plastics, bottle tops, cardboard, and left over string.

In so many communities where ChildFund works, money and resources are tight. Some children and families struggle with having basic needs met. Food, shelter, school uniforms and other necessities are a priority, leaving little for wants. This activity encourages using limited materials, to create a toy and helps us better understand what play is like for many children in our programs.

For groups of 10 people and larger: Join a virtual Lunch & Learn, hear from a ChildFund representative about our programs, and make a toy together.

This activity is great for children and families, work teams, friends, schools, youth and civic groups.

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​​The heart of the Dare to Dream program is to walk alongside youth as they navigate through life's challenges. The youth in our Dare to Dream program need the wisdom, advice, encouragement, and community that mentors can provide. Mentors meet practical and emotional needs as well as provide guidance through developmental milestones. The goal is for youth to be engaged and to feel supported and equipped to navigate life. A mentor commits to meeting with the youth every other week to set goals and help them achieve their dreams. These relationships will hopefully last a lifetime, but the program is a year commitment. Mentors matched with a high school student are strongly encouraged to stay with the youth until high school graduation.

We tell mentors that the simple act of telling their youth “I believe in you,” “You are special,” and “You are going to do great things” can change their path completely.

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The role of the Reading Program Volunteer is to enhance the training of a Power Paws assistance canine-in-training while helping at-risk readers develop sound and comprehension skills to improve their reading scores.
Prerequisites
• Minimum of 25 years of age.
• Valid ID
• Level 1 FBI Clearance Card
• Power Paws Training
Time Commitment:
*1-2 hours per week
How the Reading Program Works:
Power Paws Reading Program Volunteers visit several Title 1 schools and/or libraries in Scottsdale, Tempe, and Phoenix each week to allow children to read a story to one or more of our assistance canines-in-training. The at-risk reader is given the undivided attention of the canine in a nonjudgmental environment. This program gives the canine-in-training a public access experience and interaction with children as well as other adults involved in the program. The volunteers and the children/adults involved in the Reading Program are instrumental in moving the Power Paws canine-in-training one step closer to giving a person with a disability the gift of independence.
Responsibilities:
• Attend dog handling and dog transport training at Power Paws.
• Confidence and the ability to handle and transport a dog of up to 75 pounds.
• Travel roundtrip to school/library independently or meet at Power Paws and/or
• Pick up the canine-in-training at Power Paws and travel to the school/library.
• Communicate clearly and promptly with the Power Paws Volunteer Coordinator concerning any Reading Program assignments

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Reading Program Volunteer Register	24	n/a	n/a

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Saturday Live is an annual fundraiser hosted by the Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools to benefit all Billings Public Schools and feeder schools. It is huge event that raises thousands of dollars each year for school groups, school supplies, playground equipment, or whatever a school may need. Volunteers will assist with final registration for the Saturday Live Fun Run. The Fun Run is held on the morning of September 18th and kicks off Saturday Live. Volunteers will act as course guides to help youth and families stay on the proper running trail and to stay safe. Volunteers will help congratulate participants at the the end of the run.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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eVidyaloka is a non-profit, with a vision to enable quality education for the children of rural India.
It is realized by connecting passionate individuals as volunteer teachers from across the world with Government schools in remote and rural villages of India by leveraging technology.
The focus is on children in the age group of 10 - 15 years (Grades 5 to 10). Volunteers are encouraged to deliver live interactive classes in the local medium.

The vision is to enable quality education accessible to all children attained with the support of volunteers who are willing to contribute 2 hours / week by delivering digital curriculum teaching in regional languages for the children of rural government schools.

Languages: Bengali / Hindi / Kannada / Marathi / Odiya / Tamil / Telugu