Club Read is a program designed through the Michigan's AmeriCorps Reading Readiness Project. It is a volunteer program designed to deliver tutoring and mentoring programs to School Aged Youth in Michigan. This program is currently active in 12 of the 83 counties in Michigan. Throughout the year we will be recruiting volunteers, organizing literacy related community service projects, and providing literacy related family programming opportunities for parents. AmeriCorps is a national service incentive signed into law by President Clinton.
Members commit at least one year of time and energy to serve diverse local needs.
All AmeriCorps programs have common elements and goals. Done Strengthening Communities Encouraging Responsibilities Expanding Opportunities For more information on AmeriCorps or its programs visit the AmeriCorps homepage . Club Read Bay County is making reading magical through a variety of activities that deal with literacy concerns. A county wide joint effort between the schools, parents, and library. The goal of this project is to have all children reading 20 minutes a day, whether it is by themselves or to their parents.