CaTyra Polland is an AmeriCorps VISTA with Step Up Savannah in Savannah, GA. At Step Up Savannah, Polland lends her services as a Wealth Building Associate. In her role she promotes financial literacy, builds community awareness of Step Up Savannah . . .
If Sonal Kapoor’s life were a novel, she’d only be a few chapters into her story. Just 16, the bright student at Flintridge Prep near Pasadena has a whole world of possibilities ahead of her. Yet while her personal . . .
Although reading and writing is essential to child development, there are many adults who lack these critical life skills For over 40 years, Caroline Gaver has dedicated her time and energy fighting for literacy. Joining the Literacy Council of Frederick . . .
An army of volunteers responded over the weekend to community issues by creating, leading and engaging others in projects designed to fit each community’s unique needs. They read to children in Miami to address literacy challenges, cleared soccer fields in . . .
Roseberry-McKibbin reading to a child at a book drive One of the greatest predictors of children’s literacy and overall academic success is the number of books they have available to them at home. Every child deserves the opportunity to experience . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honorees Noel Bezette-Flores and William Flores. Read their story and nominate an outstanding volunteer you know as a Point of Light. William Flores and Noel Bezette-Flores When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, thousands of evacuees streamed . . .
Imani Henry used to cry at night because she couldn’t read well. “I had a birth defect that impaired my vision,” says Imani, who as a young girl could only see from one eye. “I thought there was something wrong . . .
Being an effective volunteer can be challenging at times. If not given proper resources, preparation or training, volunteer efforts alone can be inadequate or insufficient. Thereasa Winnett, of Dunwoody, Ga, realized that good intentions and genuine commitments aren’t always enough . . .
Reading is a tool that can lead to so many possibilities for children. Today’s Daily Point of Light Award winner, Grace Burgess is using her passion for reading and children to ensure that no child goes through life without experiencing . . .
This week – in coordination with the National Education Association’s annual Read Across America Day, March 2 – Points of Light and First Book are honoring volunteers who are teaching children to read. Meet Nina Nelan, today’s Daily Point of . . .