Register to become a volunteer TUTOR or READER....it can change a child's life forever
United Way of the Lowcountry~ The difference between a high school graduate and a drop out could be... YOU!
United Way of the Lowcountry is committed to reduce the high school drop out rate by 50% in Beaufort and Jasper counties by the year 2022.
Our first focus is on ensuring that 80% of students are reading on grade level by the time they reach 4th grade. It's the first indicator in school success!
Children are learning to read for the first few years of school, but after fourth grade they’re reading to learn. Without strong reading skills, they fall behind, disengage and often drop out.
Today, two-thirds of American fourth graders cannot read at grade level.
Together, we can do something about it. United Way of the Lowcountry is recruiting people with passion, expertise and resources to get the job done.
We are galvanizing people to read to preschoolers, tutor third graders and mentor kids who need a caring adult in their lives.
We are looking for 600 people—young adults, retirees, faith communities and employees—to help.
The challenge is real, and the evidence is clear — volunteers can pave the way to high school graduation by reading with preschoolers, tutoring students who need extra help and mentoring young people who need a caring adult in their lives.
- Rochelle F: joined the site - May 20, 2013
- Anna D: replied to the Need "General Early Grade Reading Initiative Volunteer" - May 20, 2013
- Anna D: joined the site - May 20, 2013
- Marcia Z: replied to the Need "Volunteer Board Members" - May 18, 2013
- Marcia Z: joined the site - May 18, 2013
- Fred L: joined the site - May 13, 2013
- VERA M: joined the site - May 7, 2013
- Mary D: became a fan of "Bluffton Self Help" - Apr 25, 2013
- Mary D: replied to the Need "Volunteers For All Seasons" - Apr 25, 2013
- Mary D: replied to the Need "Hilton Head IB Elementary School Material Prep Volunteers " - Apr 25, 2013
- Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA): posted a new need "Open Arms Shelter" - 1 day ago
- Jasper County Council on Aging: posted a new need "VOLUNTEER CRAFTS INSTRUCTOR" - Apr 09, 2013
- Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry: posted a new event "Cooks & Books" - Jan 11, 2013
- Hope Haven of the Lowcountry: posted a new need "Hope Haven's Amazon Wish List Items" - Dec 20, 2012
