Literacy AmeriCorps Palm Beach County seeks full-time members May 19, 2021 at 8:30 AM EDT - Updated May 19 at 8:31 AM
Four days a week you ll find Schuyler Baas drilling effective communication skills, English and writing at SouthTech Academy in Boynton Beach. I think AmeriCorps serves as sort of a safeguard for America s at-risk populations, Baas said. So that s what we re here doing so every child can succeed in life.
Skills she said these students use every day that, as they age, will only increase. From cosmetology to mechanical school to nursing or whatever they do, they ll be prepared, Baas said.
Since September 2020, Baas has served as a Literacy AmeriCorps member focused on improving the literacy rate of Palm Beach County children. SouthTech school principal Eileen Turenne said the graduation rate is proof it works.
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. â Four days a week you ll find Schuyler Baas drilling effective communication skills, English and writing at SouthTech Academy in Boynton Beach. I think AmeriCorps serves as sort of a safeguard for America s at-risk populations, Baas said. So that s what we re here doing so every child can succeed in life.
Skills she said these students use every day that, as they age, will only increase.
Glades program providing reading help for 25 years January 19, 2021 at 5:45 PM EST - Updated January 19 at 6:31 PM
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County has been providing students a foundation by making reading a priority for decades. And one program in the Glades is improving the quality of life for many families in the western communities.
It was pure joy inside the Glades Family Education Center Tuesday morning as a group of young kids emptied out a sack full of brand-new books. This is my favorite, shrieked 4-year-old Ayleen Vazquez.
The program has become a vital resource in the community and is an opportunity for families to learn together.
In Lake Worth Beach, the little libraries are more than just nice to look at.
The program recently passed a milestone of 500,000 books distributed, Lindsey said. It s also served as a lifeline for the community after the COVID-19 epidemic shut down the city s library for months.
There are Little Free Library branches all over Palm Beach County, but no city has a setup as extensive as the one in Lake Worth Beach.
That s due primarily to the tireless volunteer work of Lindsey, a former fashion designer who worked around the world before retiring to Florida in 1995.
Five years ago, Lindsey discovered an online mention of Little Free Library, a program that began in Wisconsin in 2009.