My Nonprofit Reviews

I have volunteered with SMART for ten years, five years as a reader and five as a site coordinator. This is a great program! Each child reads twice a week for 30 minutes per session. Once a month the children get to choose 2 books to keep. Volunteers read for an hour with the same two children for 30 minutes each, all year. It is so rewarding to see these kids grow as readers and people. This is a fabulous literacy program but it is also a mentorship, relationship building program. I have seen kids walk into our room having a rough day and 30 minutes later they leave with a smile on their face. Good times!