Reading Connection, Inc.
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Target demographics: At-risk children in Northern Virginia and Washington DC aged 0-18
Direct beneficiaries per year: Read-Aloud program: 379 children
Book Club: 903 children
Parent Workshops: 284 parents
Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: Conduct a Read-Aloud at a homeless shelter or affordable housing complex with a team of volunteers. (once a month for a year committment)
Prepare materials for book club mailing
Stuff book club packages
Database support
Prepare props for parent workshops
Geographic areas served: Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia
Mission:
The Reading Connection is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children and families by helping them create and sustain literacy-rich environments and motivation for reading. This mission is accomplished by
- Volunteers who read aloud to children at shelters and community centers
- Donations that provide children with free, new books to keep
- Workshops that help parents encourage reading and literacy development
- Trainings of family support workers who promote the importance of reading.
- Volunteers who read aloud to children at shelters and community centers
- Donations that provide children with free, new books to keep
- Workshops that help parents encourage reading and literacy development
- Trainings of family support workers who promote the importance of reading.
Results:
In 2010, we achieved the following results for our various programs.
Read Aloud
Volunteers read aloud to children at 12 shelters and community centers throughout Washington DC and
Northern Virginia
• 379 children participate regularly
• 2,529 books distributed
• 185 volunteers shared books with children
Book Club
Enrolled families receive free, new books, ideas to promote family reading, and review forms by mail on a
monthly basis
• 903 enrolled children
• 3,861 books distributed
Parent Workshops
TRC staff conducts workshops designed to increase parents’ confidence in sharing books with their children
• 284 parents reached
• 47 workshops held—17 English, 12 Spanish, 18 Bilingual
• 1,290 books distributed
Family Support Workers Training
TRC staff train family support workers to promote the importance of reading aloud to children in home visits to at risk families
• 7 participating agencies
• 15 workshops held
Read Aloud
Volunteers read aloud to children at 12 shelters and community centers throughout Washington DC and
Northern Virginia
• 379 children participate regularly
• 2,529 books distributed
• 185 volunteers shared books with children
Book Club
Enrolled families receive free, new books, ideas to promote family reading, and review forms by mail on a
monthly basis
• 903 enrolled children
• 3,861 books distributed
Parent Workshops
TRC staff conducts workshops designed to increase parents’ confidence in sharing books with their children
• 284 parents reached
• 47 workshops held—17 English, 12 Spanish, 18 Bilingual
• 1,290 books distributed
Family Support Workers Training
TRC staff train family support workers to promote the importance of reading aloud to children in home visits to at risk families
• 7 participating agencies
• 15 workshops held
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04/29/11
Reading with children gives them the chance to see that reading is not a chore but a pleasure, not just for children but adults as well. It shows them that if you can read, you can learn about anything, and be anyone you want to be. Reading is a skill not for the moment, or just to get through ...
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