Write, Read, Achieve Power: Literacy Project
Write, Read, Achieve Power: The Literacy Project strengthens other programs dedicated to raising the literacy level in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Some of our projects included:
A writing and logo contest for New Brunswick Students in which 500 students participated
Reading to preschool children
Literacy Training Programs for Rutgers students who tutor New Brunswick children
Parent Literacy workshops
Donating Books to local organizations like Elijah’s Promise and the Harmony Family Success Center
Providing funds for a coordinator at Youth Empowerment Services to run a summer reading program and for a field trip experience
Providing funds for a Language Arts teacher at the Ebenezer Community Economic Development Corp. for their summer camp program
Donating bilingual books to parents of Tiny Tots at the Prab summer program.
Donating healthy food children books to Elijah’s Promise’s Kids Let’s Cook Program.
A Sunday Church service and reception to honor New Brunswick Educators
Donated test prep books to the Urban Renewal Project
Provided hotspots for New Brunswick elementary school children for digital learning.
Funded an ESL reading program to help teachers with instruction.
Purchased books for The Covid-19 Literacy Relief Project
We welcome organizations and individuals who will partner with us.
For more information email us at umcliteracy@gmail.com
Project Coordinators Karen Cox and Susan Zahorbenski
Barbara Dawson Committee Secretary