BBBS Reads
Become a Reads member for the 2024-2025 school year!
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BBBS Reads AmeriCorps members work with VPK-third grade students on their literacy skills in a school-based one-to-one tutoring program. Members have a caseload of 10-12 students and meet with each student three times a week for 30 minutes at assigned school sites.
In addition to literacy skills, VPK students enrolled in the program have the opportunity to participate in family literacy nights and Saturday community learning events at sites such as the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Riverside Children’s Theater, and the Environmental Learning Center.
The service year with BBBS Reads runs from August through July. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All members receive a modest living allowance and some members are eligible for an education award in addition to the living allowance.
Are you ready to apply to become a Reads member?
- Complete the inquiry form here or apply via the links below by county for the 2024-2025 school year.
- A BBBS team member will contact you to discuss the next steps.
- Contact BBBS Reads at readsinfo@bbbsbig.org with questions.
Apply by county:
BBBS Reads is supported and funded by several entities, including AmeriCorps, Volunteer Florida (Florida’s Commission on Community Service), and The Children’s Movement of Florida‘s ReadingPals program, among many others.
AmeriCorps is a national service program that provides opportunities for individuals to service their communities in many different capacities. Volunteer Florida administers AmeriCorps programs throughout the state including BBBS Reads. AmeriCorps members with BBBS Reads commit to at least a year of service addressing the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters- education!
ReadingPals is a statewide early literacy initiative that provides volunteer mentors and tutors for students from VPK to third grade who may need extra help in their literacy learning. ReadingPals statewide pairs thousands of young children with mentors and tutors each year. BBBS Reads is one of the ReadingPals programs. BBBS Reads members (also known as ReadingPals) build meaningful relationships with their students and help improve social-emotional development and early literacy skills.
