Agency Details:

Washington Reading Corps At Emerson Elementary

Our goal is to build a sustainable, volunteer-driven tutoring program at Emerson Elementary, a K-5 school in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle. We work with students to develop literacy skills including phonics, fluency, and comprehension. Our goal is to move lower readers up to or beyond grade level in 8 to 10 weeks.

Description:
The Washington Reading Corps (WRC) is a statewide service program. Through the Washington Reading Corps, AmeriCorps members provide direct daily tutoring and full-time VISTA members help school communities to harness the talent and energies of parents and community members as volunteer tutors.

Last school year, WRC schools statewide recruited more than 11,000 volunteers who tutored over 25,000 students, contributing to impressive gains in statewide reading tests.

The mission of the Washington Reading Corps is to improve reading abilities of K-6 students across Washington State. This is achieved through research-based tutoring of struggling readers and effective collaborations among schools, families, community members, National Service, businesses and state partners.

Contact people:

Elizabeth Swarny, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Andrew Knudsen, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Main office number: (206) 252-7101
Office fax number: (206) 760-4781

Address:

9709 60th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.emerson.seattleschools.org

Directions:

From RAINIER AVE and HENDERSON ST S start out going EAST on S HENDERSON ST toward 53RD AVE S. Turn RIGHT onto SEWARD PARK AVE S. SEWARD PARK AVE S becomes 56TH AVE S. Turn LEFT onto S FLETCHER ST. Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: 7, 5 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	No
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	No
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

Last updated on October 15, 2009