United Way California Capital Region is seeking volunteers to help Sacramento kindergarteners learn to read through its partnership with Fortune School’s Kindergarten Reading program. Volunteer tutors will work in small groups with kindergarten students once a week, guiding them through reading sessions as they master sight words. No teaching experience is required, and training is provided. For more information and to sign up: https://www.yourlocalunitedway.org/our-work/kindergarten-reading-volunteer/.
“United Way has a long history of helping kids read at grade level so they can be successful in school, but this program is extra special because it helps kids build reading confidence and mastery at a very young age,” said Dr. Dawnté Early, president and CEO, United Way California Capital Region. “Our literacy tutoring volunteers tell us each year how grateful they are for this opportunity to work with kiddos and watch them grow in their love of reading. Together, we can help every child learn to read by the end of kindergarten and close the achievement gap one student at a time.”
Fortune School of Education was established in 1989 by Dr. Rex Fortune and aims to close the African American achievement gap by preparing scholars for college through a preschool-12th grade public charter school system in Sacramento and San Bernardino. For more information: www.fortuneschool.us.
United Way California Capital Region has been a driving force across the region for more than 100 years, listening, responding and taking comprehensive action to meet local needs. From advancing youth opportunities and helping kids excel in school, to strengthening local communities and investing in families’ financial security and health, United Way mobilizes communities to build a future where everyone can reach their full potential and thrive. Working across Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties, the local United Way provides books and literacy tutoring, addresses housing and food security, leads the region’s largest tax preparation initiative, works with foster youth across school districts, launched the region’s first guaranteed income program and leads the Community Schools initiative in West Sacramento. To make a donation: www.YourLocalUnitedWay.org.