Reading Partners is a national nonprofit empowering community volunteers to help students gain the reading skills they need to reach their full potential.
Happy Pride Month! ππ
Weβre celebrating with a few of our favorite childrenβs books:
π Pink Is for Boys
π Heather Has Two Mommies
π JuliΓ‘n Is a Mermaid
π And Tango Makes Three
What are you reading this month?
#PrideMonth#ReadingPartners#love
"Kids can lose months of learning during the summer months. Summer reading is so important to combat the summer slide and make sure that kids return back to school on a good footing." - Jennifer Quick, #ReadingPartnersNorthTexas, shared on NBC 5 DFW.
πΊ nbcdfw.com/about-nbc-5/commuβ¦
This oneβs for our students. ππ
Happy June 7β¦ aka 6/7β¦ aka 67!! ππ
If you know, you know πβΆπ€·β·
#ReadingPartners #67 #kids#students#June7
Whatβs it like being a part of AmeriCorps at Reading Partners? Our awesome @AmeriCorps members share an inside look at their roles and responsibilities.
Remember, @AmeriCorps applications close on June 26, 2026. Apply at the link in our bio. ππ«
βReading Partners was calling to me!β
Hear directly from our @AmeriCorps members about how they first heard about the opportunity to serve with AmeriCorps at Reading Partners.
π Apply by June 26, 2026: readingpartners.org/get-invoβ¦
As National Mental Health Awareness Month wraps up, keep prioritizing your well-being! π
Reading is a simple way to support it: boosts your brain, relieves stress, builds vocabulary, and improves focus π
π What do you like to do to support your mental health?
Calling all tutors! π£ Join us for our Summer Tutor Engagement Series to connect, learn, and celebrate YOU all summer long! πβοΈ
Whether youβre looking to sharpen your skills, meet fellow tutors, or just get inspired, this series is for you!
π Sign up at the link in our bio
Last Friday, #ReadingPartnersSeattle packed 100 backpacks for our students. And by the end, our hearts were just as full! ππ
Shout out to 12 awesome Amazon.com volunteers who showed up to make it happen. We canβt wait for students to receive them!
π«΅ Weβre inviting YOU to join us as an @AmeriCorps member with Reading Partners. Your service means the world to our team, students, and community. ππ Applications are open until June 26, 2026.
Apply here: readingpartners.org/get-invoβ¦
π We canβt wait to receive your application.
Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Weβre pleased to spotlight some #AANHPI authors with you. Check them out and add their books to your list! ππ
π Oliver Chin
π Mitali Perkins
π Liza Ferneyhough
π Mike Curato
Thank you to Book Drive for Kids and Little Hands Book Bank for donating books to our students through our Take Reading With You program, where students pick out books to keep. πβ¨
πΊ Watch the full story on NBC 5 DFW: nbcdfw.com/video/news/local/β¦
π Donate: donations.readingpartners.orβ¦
Meet Maelynn, a fourth grader and new student in our Reading Partners tutoring program! πβ¨ We chatted with her during her very first tutoring session, and we canβt wait to see her grow and thrive as a reader.
#ReadingPartners#kidsinterview
A message to our amazing volunteer tutors during this special National Volunteer Week from our CEO, Adeola Whitney. π§‘ππ
Our entire Reading Partners team extends our deepest gratitude and appreciation to our tutors. You all are absolutely essential to making our work possible.
π£ What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than with some VERY RELEVANT news...
Weβre beyond excited to welcome Kwame Alexander, poet, educator, producer, and #1 New York Times bestselling author, to the Reading Partners national board! ππ
π readingpartners.org/our-teamβ¦
Introducing our new series called #TutorStories π
π Meet Liz! From hearing her son talk about Reading Partners in LA to now volunteering in Seattle, her journey is a true full-circle moment.
Happy #NationalVolunteerWeek! π