"Embarking on a gap year can be a transformative experience, providing individuals with an opportunity for personal growth, skill development, and a deeper understanding of societal challenges." Read on to see how Xochitl Quetzal, an AmeriCorps member with Reading Partners Los Angeles, explored the motivations, challenges, and the profound growth they experienced during their #AmeriCorps gap year.
Reading Partners
Education Administration Programs
Oakland, California 17,560 followers
Literacy unlocks opportunity.
About us
Reading Partners empowers community volunteers to provide one-on-one reading instruction to elementary school students reading below grade level to help them succeed in reading and in life. We are a national education nonprofit working with Title I elementary schools to support students who are reading six months to two-and-a-half years below grade level. Reading Partners recruits and trains more than 15,000 community volunteers, annually, to deliver a highly effective, research-validated curriculum. GOING TO SCALE • Reading Partners received a highly competitive growth investment from the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and the Social Innovation Fund. Reading Partners is also managing a second Social Innovation Fund sub-grant supported by Mile High United Way in Colorado. • This investment helped Reading Partners grow from a few schools in California to over 160 schools across eight states and the District of Columbia. Throughout this growth, our student outcomes have remained consistently strong. NATIONAL SERVICE Reading Partners is a proud partner with the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Our reading centers and outreach efforts are powered by 220 dedicated AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers, now outnumbering our full time staff. OUR IMPACT Reading Partners is dedicated to ensuring that each student gains the critical reading skills they need to prepare them for academic, social, and civic success. That’s why monitoring and evaluation are core to the Reading Partners model. To learn more about our impact and third party evaluation, visit: http://readingpartners.org/our-impact/program-impact/
- Website
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http://www.readingpartners.org
External link for Reading Partners
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2001
- Specialties
- Tutoring, Literacy, Reading, Education, Volunteering, Community Service, Education Reform, and Virtual Tutoring
Locations
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Primary
638 3rd St
Oakland, California 94607, US
Employees at Reading Partners
Updates
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Our Twin Cities region is looking for a talented professional to join a growing nonprofit as the manager of partnerships. The manager of partnerships (MP) is a results-driven, highly collaborative, and flexible manager in the education space who will play a crucial role in expanding the Reading Partners Connects (RPCx) online tutoring program. If you are interested, apply here. https://lnkd.in/e4VN37-n #nowhiring #openrole #applynow #educationjobs
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We're halfway through summer, but the fun is just getting started! Join us for our upcoming Summer Engagement Series, an opportunity to connect with Reading Partners staff and other tutors ahead of the next school year. Our first of three events is next Friday: a webinar on adopting a growth mindset. See you there! Register here: https://lnkd.in/ebnjTpAf
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Curious about AmeriCorps service but not sure if it's the right fit for you? Attend next week's info session to find out! During this free webinar, we'll talk about what it's like to serve as an AmeriCorps member with Reading Partners, all the benefits that come with it, and how to get started. See you there! Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHJtvXnb
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#NationalService makes a local impact in every community, but the House has proposed deep cuts to the @AmeriCorps budget, eliminating 71,000 service positions and education awards. Speak out and tell Congress to #Stand4Service & reject cuts: https://bit.ly/CCFY25 #AmeriCorpsWorks
Tell your Members of Congress to Invest in AmeriCorps! - Voices for National Service
https://voicesforservice.org
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We are thrilled to announce the newest member of the Reading Partners national board, Dr. Sally Ann Zoll! She is an award-winning CEO, entrepreneur, and corporate strategist internationally recognized for spearheading significant organizational growth and program sustainment at the organizations she has served. Read more about Sally here: https://lnkd.in/gs4DAQKm
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In his 1852 speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?,” Frederick Douglass calls out the contradictory nature of celebrating freedom in a country that allowed slavery to exist. For some Americans from marginalized backgrounds, this tension persists today. https://lnkd.in/e5wh6CFp
What does the Fourth of July mean to America's marginalized citizens? - Reading Partners | Reading Partners
https://readingpartners.org
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Reading sparks kids’ imaginations and builds their knowledge, making it vital to bridge the literacy gaps across New York City. MetLife Foundation grantees Reading Partners and Brooklyn Book Bodega have teamed up to empower young readers and do just that! Watch below to see how their grant from the Foundation is helping address the literacy crisis so that more people can experience why reading is so transformational, and read more about the Foundation’s partners in MetLife’s annual Sustainability Report: http://spr.ly/6048gS5ko
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Exciting news! We've joined AT&T on #TheAchievery to bring you 50 free video lessons that help kids build essential literacy skills. Whether you're a student, parent, teacher, or caregiver, you can access these resources anywhere, anytime! Learn more here. https://lnkd.in/eZMx4qYk
Reading Partners Promotes Educational Equity with New Initiatives and Collaborations - Reading Partners | Reading Partners
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We are hiring for some incredible staff roles in some of our regions at Reading Partners. In addition to other open roles, our regional program management and community engagement departments are growing. If you are interested, take a look at our career page here. https://lnkd.in/e7vgQU2t