United Way Manitowoc County Inc

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

UNITED WAY OF MANITOWOC COUNTY HAS BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR 85 YEARS FOCUSING ON HELPING THOSE IN NEED THROUGH VOLUNTEERING. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF OUR PROJECT IS EDUCATION WITH WORK PLAN OBJECTIVES IN THE AREAS OF K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. AN ESTIMATED 288 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. RSVP VOLUNTEERS ARE SERVING IN SEVEN SCHOOLS COUNTY WIDE TO PROVIDE READING ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN WITH DEFICIENCIES AND DELAYS. THE GAP BETWEEN CHILDREN WHO READ WELL AND THOSE WHO DO NOT INCREASES OVER TIME. EARLY INTERVENTION IS THE KEY TO IMPROVING THE READING SKILLS OF THESE STUDENTS. OF THIS NUMBER, 75 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE LITERACY TUTOR, MATH TUTOR, READING BUDDY AND MENTORS. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, 100 STUDENTS WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN LITERACY AS EVIDENCED BY THEIR READING PROFICIENCY SCORES. IN ADDRESSING SCHOOL READINESS, RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE RECRUITED TO ASSIST THE HEAD START PROGRAM AND PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING INTERVENTION IN READING TO AT RISK CHILDREN AGES 3-4. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $64,868 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $34,141.