“Bookshelf in Every Home” Project
November 12, 2009 by Rob
Filed under BLOG, Literacy, Mountain View
“Bookshelf in Every Home” Project Launch!
Castro Elementary Bookshelf in Every Home Project
As we have listened to educators in local low income schools, the need we have heard most dramatically is literacy… especially early literacy efforts to empower parents before their children fall one to two grades behind in reading. RPM’s response is our “Bookshelf in Every Home” Project, in which low income kindergarten and first grade families in Mountain View will:
- decorate a bookshelf with their child to take home as his/her own
- select books for a home book collection to support reading at home
- participate in a Parent Workshop on how to help their child read, even if they don’t read (or read English) themselves.
- develop parent attitudes and expectations for the importance of supporting reading at home
We are excited about the community support that is enabling us to launch this project. We partnered with Open Door Church to hold our first Bookshelf Event for 40 kindergarten families in October, and we’re partnering with Abundant Life Christian Fellowship to equip 40 first grade families November 22nd. Our Bookshelf in Every Home project is an example of one of the simple, scalable and sustainable ways we’re responding to educators to empower people to reach their potential. Let us know if you would be interested in connecting a community group you’re a part of (work, Rotary, church, etc.) with a low income school in or near your community. We would love to talk!
If you would like to provide a child with a bookshelf, books and school supplies while providing their parent(s) a parent education workshop, 100% of your donation will go to our project through our on-line donation partner: RPM Bookshelf in Every Home at Razoo.com
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