READ Ottawa
| Our mission | To provide adults who live in or near Ottawa County, Michigan with an opportunity to improve and transform their lives by strengthening their reading and language fluency. |
|---|
| Needs |
Volunteer Support StaffREAD Ottawa has a group of talented Volunteer Support Staff that assist with crucial operations, programming, and other consulting services sporadically throughout the year.TutorTutor training and ongoing support is provided.Projects and CollaborationsREAD Ottawa partners with local organizations, agencies, nonprofits, and churches in order to serve our adult learners who struggle with illiteracyBoard of DirectorsREAD Ottawa has nine volunteer Board Members that steer the organization to ensure optimal operations and quality programming. All Board Members are required to serve on at least one of our committees, participate in tutoring or tutor training sessions, participate in community events, make contributions, and attend monthly board meetings in the evening.CommitteesREAD Ottawa is always seeking members from the community to join our three committees. Committees tend to meet bi-monthly for up to two hours in the evening or on an as needed basis. All committee members are expected to attend every committee meeting. Our committees are: Outreach & Marketing Fundraising & Events Program & Operations |
|---|
| How you help |
|---|
| About us | READ is the only nonprofit organization that provides free one-on-one tutoring to adults in Northwest Ottawa County. Strong adult literacy and education programs bring a powerful return on investment by improving the lives of adult learners, the lives of their families, and improving the economic growth of the Tri-Cities area. READ was established as a nonprofit in 2008. The first tutor training was held in the spring of 2009. READ started with three student/tutor pairs. We have continued to grow our pairs each year and now support 40 student/tutor pairs. |
|---|
| What people say |
|---|
