November 30, 2016 Help Reading Partners win $50K in Yelp Grants by Sarah Balcazar The Yelp Foundation is at it again — spreading generosity to local nonprofits doing meaningful work in their communities. This year, Reading…
November 21, 2016 Give the Power of Reading by Shannon David On the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, millions of generous individuals from across the globe joined together for a global day of giving back. This…
November 18, 2016 Practicing daily gratitude: a volunteer's perspective by Sarah Westbrook For one volunteer, tutoring is a way of practicing gratitude for small gifts.
November 18, 2016 Teaching diversity to our youngest generation by Valeria Garcia A list of diverse children’s books exploring themes of race and cultural awareness that celebrate diversity and spark conversations about race with kids.
November 15, 2016 6 giving alternatives (or complements) to Black Friday by Cody Howard As an alternative to the Black Friday frenzy, try these giving activities which provide a benefit not only to you, but to others in your community.
November 8, 2016 The giving spirit: volunteers are more likely to donate time and resources by Shannon David What traits do volunteers have in common? A study shows that people who volunteer are twice as likely to donate to charity than people who don’t volunteer.
November 7, 2016 DC leaders of Empowering Males of Color convene at Aiton Elementary by Maria McLean Reading Partners DC convenes thought leaders from DC Public Schools to discuss the impact of tutoring and the importance of the DCPS Empowering Males of Color initiative.
November 4, 2016 Indigenous authors to read during Native American Heritage Month by Sarah Westbrook November is Native American Heritage Month, a great time to consider reading these indigenous authors with the kids in your life.
November 4, 2016 Siblings who serve together, grow together by Dorian Mastrogany AmeriCorps members sometimes get recruited by their own families! Two sets of siblings serving through AmeriCorps for Reading Partners share their stories.