Agency Details:

Be A S.T.A.R! Literacy Program Of Union Missionary Baptist Church

The purpose of the Be A S.T.A.R! Literacy Program of Union Missionary Baptist Church is to increase the academic achievement of youth in the greater Lansing area through increased literacy development.

Description:
The Be A S.T.A.R! Literacy Program provides one-on-one reading tutoring to children in kindergarten, first, second and third grades. Tutoring takes place at the Union Missionary Baptist Church in the summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There is no charge for a tutoring session. Sessions are led by trained Be A S.T.A.R! Literacy volunteer tutors.

History:
The Be A S.T.A.R! Literacy Program of Union Missionary Baptist Church began in the spring of 2005. Since its inception, approximately 25 children are tutored annually.

Union Missionary Baptist Church was the first African American Baptist Church in the city of Lansing. It was established in 1909.

Contact people:

Ivory Morrissette, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) Carol Allen, Employee, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (517) 485-0434

Address:

500 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Lansing, MI 48915 (See a map)

Web Site: http://umbcwebsite.org/

Directions:

Union Missionary Baptist Church is located immediately north of the Marting Luther King, Jr. Blvd. exit of I-496.

Last updated on May 19, 2009