The Read to Learn Adult Literacy Volunteer program helps adult members living in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs who do not meet the criteria of literacy as defined in the National Literacy Act of 1991. This program began with eight students and . . .
Today's guest post is written by Abby Fennewald, on the Corporate Institute team at Points of Light. KPMG’s Family for Literacy program began in the same way Harry Potter did – scribbles on a napkin. Just like bestselling author J.K. . . .
“These women have worked for many years to improve the lives of numerous residents in the Tampa Bay community through various service projects,” said Governor Bush. “Their devotion and hard work have impacted many in their community in a positive . . .
It is the purpose of the Community Action Agencies (CAA) to provide a range of services and opportunities having a measurable and potentially major impact on the causes of poverty in the community. CAA assist low income people to secure . . .
The Be A Reader (BEAR) Literacy Program is a community service project that is co-sponsored by the United Jewish/African American Federation of Tidewater. Literature is deeply treasured by Jewish Americans who have been known for centuries as the “People of . . .
As the founder of the nonprofit literacy association, Success Won’t Wait, Inc., Vincenza Carrieri-Russo strives to reduce Delaware’s illiteracy rates by gathering donations of new and used books and redistributing them in the community. Though Vincenza is a teen-ager, she . . .
YOUTHanasia Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit community service organization for high school students in the Greater New Orleans area. Kimberly Byas-Dilosa established the YOUTHanasia Foundation, as a movement rather than an organization, on September 1, 1997. She was prompted to . . .
Saddlebrooke Community Outreach, Inc. (SBCO) was founded in the fall of 1996 as a nonprofit organization run solely by 435 volunteer members living in the Saddlebrooke retirement community. The mission of SBCO is to make a positive and lasing impact . . .
The United States is the richest and most prosperous nation; however, there are many living here who cannot read. The Literacy Volunteers of America, Newark and Essex County (LVA) were founded to meet a social need; their mission was to . . .
The Black Stallion Literacy Program has a young readers program and an imagination celebration program. The mission of the young readers program is to create in young children the excitement of reading by combining a live horse experience with the . . .