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2023-2024 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Literacy Coalition Volunteering, Done-In-A-Day:

Read with Me: Volunteer to read one-to-one with elementary school students at local schools. The Literacy Coalition has selected a book and created activities for volunteers and students to share together each session. The students will get to keep the book and activity to take home. Read with Me sessions are set for the second Friday of most months from the Fall through Spring. (45 minutes). 

Corporate/Group Reading Days: One or two volunteers read to a class of students, kindergarten through second grade, and follow up with a related activity. The Literacy Coalition selects a book and provides the activity. The book is donated to the classroom or media center. A group can read aloud and do the same activity in multiple classes if time permits (45 to 60 minutes).

Read for the Record, October 26, 2023: Volunteers will read in this national reading day to a class of pre-school, kindergarten or first-grade students. (30 to 45 minutes)

Adult Essay Initiative: Review essays written by adult education students throughout the County annually. (45 minutes to an hour)

Organize a Book Drive: Collect new children’s books for preschool-age children and elementary grade-level students served by the Literacy Coalition’s programs. 

Coalition Program Support at our Blume Literacy Center in Boynton Beach:

  • Label books to be distributed through our literacy programs. We distribute more than 100,000 books each year and this allows us to promote literacy programs and services. This is a fun activity for a group. (any amount of time available)
  • Assemble literacy kits and activities for our family education programs, special reading events and for our Stories and STEM and Read! Lead! Succeed! after school programs. (any amount of time available)

Literacy Coalition Volunteering, Ongoing Commitments:

Help An Adult: Tutor an adult to improve reading skills, learn English and/or prepare to take the GED exam at adult education programs countywide. Two times per week, day or evening. Training may be required. Click here to register as an adult literacy volunteer and receive notifications regarding upcoming training.

Conversation Corps: Meet with an adult learning English, one-on-one, to practice conversational language in a casual setting. There is no training required.

Building Better Readers: Tutor elementary school children to help them reach grade-level reading:

    • at select schools throughout the County during the school day in two 90-minute sessions twice a week. Training is required and provided by the Literacy Coalition.
    • at the Literacy Coalition in Boynton Beach, afterschool for one hour, once a week. Training and Level 2 background screening are required and provided by the Literacy Coalition.
    • Click here to register as a volunteer and receive notifications regarding upcoming training.

Fundraising Events & Literacy Initiatives:

Volunteer and/or attend one of our fundraising events to promote literacy and raise funds for our efforts in Palm Beach County:

  • LOOP for Literacy (February 10, 2024): Organize a team to walk, run or bike and fundraise for this family-friendly event.
  • Love of Literacy Luncheon (April 11, 2024): Volunteer on the committee, sponsor a table and attend our signature event which celebrates literacy.
  • Literacy Links (April 26, 2024): Golf Tournament for all-level of players at the oceanside Palm Beach Par 3 Course.

Click here to download the volunteer opportunities flyer.

Click here to apply to volunteer for special events.

Click here to apply to be a volunteer

Current volunteer tutors, CLICK HERE for VIC.

For more details, contact Jeanne Heavilin, Building Better Readers Manager at (561) 767-3366 or e-mail: jheavilin@literacypbc.org.

The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County provides programs throughout the County. Our main office is located at 3651 Quantum Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33426 and the main phone number is 561-279-9103. For general information, e-mail: communications@literacypbc.org.

Click here to read more about a few of our outstanding volunteers.

 

The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is an equal-opportunity employer/program. If you have a disability that requires special services, call us at (561) 279-9103 to ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations.