Many nonprofit organizations depend on the support of compassionate community volunteers to advance their impact. At Reading Partners, our volunteer tutors are central to our mission—they are the driving force for progress.

When she first joined Reading Partners as a site coordinator in the Twin Cities, Grace had no idea she would end up staying with the organization much longer than her initial AmeriCorps term. Upon completing her first year, Grace then served as a regional site coordinator for a second year, but she didn’t stop there.

Our AmeriCorps members are crucial to achieving our mission, and our team is dedicated to making AmeriCorps service a rewarding and meaningful experience. Does this sound like a transformational experience you’d be interested in? Read on to learn more about the AmeriCorps positions currently available at Reading Partners for the 2018-19 school year.

Who better to ask for advice about the future than AmeriCorps alumni who have made successful transitions from Reading Partners to school and careers? I asked three former AmeriCorps members about their experiences serving with Reading Partners in the Twin Cities and where their AmeriCorps service has taken them next.

In March 2014, I encountered a masterful article, Where Are The People of Color in Children’s Books, written by Walter Dean Myers, an American…

Moms play a big role in helping kids develop vital early literacy skills. This year, thank your mom for her role in helping you learn to read!

Are you looking for ideas on how to maximize your charitable impact in 2018 and beyond? From becoming a weekly tutor, to participating in events, or hosting a fundraiser, there are many ways for anyone and everyone to take part in the fight to improve children’s literacy.

I sat down with Dan to get an inside view of his experience as a Reading Partners board member and learn more about what Reading Partners has in store for the years ahead.

Learn how an a gap year spent serving with AmeriCorps can provide direction, experience, and inspiration.

If you are a teacher, a parent, or an older sister or brother, the best thing to do is to find writers that shake-up the boring, expected forms of poetry, and read them to a child in your life. If you aren’t sure where to start, here is a brief round-up of some exciting books of poetry for children, with a sample from each.