Name: Make a Senior Smile Project
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READ Association of Saginaw County

Arts & Culture: Literary arts Children and Youth Services: Mentoring Education: Literacy

Phone (989) 755 - 8402

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Our mission	To help students improve their reading skills and discover the joys of reading.

Opportunities	Make a Senior Smile Project Write notes/cards and/or draw pictures for seniors in nursing homes (purchased by READ or on your own) at your own pace and place; bring cards to the READ Office or call when they are ready to be picked up from your home; ongoing. Occasional Teens, 55+, Adults Individuals, Groups (2-10), Families Indoor None Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends READ Book Delivery Parents sign their children up during multiple opportunities throughout the year to receive books delivered to their homes. Volunteers select and package books for children at the READ Office, based on grade level and interest (about 1-2 hrs.); and/or deliver books to children’s front porches with a pre-routed map (1-2 hrs.); multiple time slots will be available. Volunteers can sign up for as many time slots to pack/deliver books as they would like. Occasional, Weekly 55+, Adults Individuals, Groups (2-10) Outdoor None Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Digital Mentor Mentors work one-on-one with with students online through Zoom for 30 minutes per week on the same day/time based on your availabilty. Training is provided as well as a variety of digital tools to make the sessions meaningful and engaging. Weekly 55+, Adults Individuals Virtual On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Items we need	Make a Senior Smile Project Write notes/cards and/or draw pictures for seniors in nursing homes (purchased by READ or on your own) at your own pace and place; bring cards to the READ Office or call when they are ready to be picked up from your home; ongoing. Make Items Learn More

How you help	The more volunteer mentors recruited, the more students we are able to assist in the program. Volunteer mentors work one on one with children in a structured program. Children who participate in the READ program experience positive outcomes such as increased reading time and improved reading ability and academic performance. In addition to reading with students, volunteers provide a caring person in a child’s life, focus on individual strengths and development of the positive self esteem of each child, help improve the critical skills needed to become independent learners and foster a love of books.

About us	The READ Association of Saginaw County is a local initiative started in 1966 in response to a high correlation between juvenile delinquency, poverty and illiteracy. One out of every three children find reading one of the most difficult tasks that they ever have to master.

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