| 11/2/2009 3:14:00 PM | Email this article • Print this article | Minnesota Reading Corps members placed in SSP, WSP
Minnesota Reading Corps exceeded its recruitment goal for the 2009-2010 school year, and has enlisted and placed a record 555 AmeriCorps members in 161 pre-school sites and elementary schools across the state.
Minnesota Reading Corps (MRC) recruits and trains AmeriCorps members to provide extra support for children who are at risk for not reading at their grade level. Members receive extensive training and are equipped with effective literacy instruction methods. In South Saint Paul, Nancy Schmid will be working with students at Kaposia Education Center, and Ashley Stoffel will be working with students at Lincoln Center Elementary. Danielle Dufault will be working with students at Moreland Elementary in West Saint Paul.
Minnesota Reading Corps members commit to a year of service that begins in August. In addition to receiving hands-on experience, MRC AmeriCorps members earn up to $4,725 to pay for college or to pay back federal student loans, a modest living allowance and for full-time members, health insurance. Members can also defer federal student loans while they serve.
Minnesota Reading Corps is a statewide initiative to help every Minnesota child become a successful reader. The program matches trained AmeriCorps members and community volunteers with children from age 3 to third grade who are at risk for not reading at grade level. AmeriCorps members either serve directly with children to provide individualized literacy instruction or recruit community volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with children.
For more information, visit www.MinnesotaReadingCorps.org, or call 651-251-9075 or toll-free 866-859-2825.
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