Becoming A Volunteer Readerback
"As I grow older, I've left behind many of my volunteer efforts, but one joy I still share with young children is the Born to Read program. Reading to the very young seems to sum up all my efforts as 'down to earth' volunteerism at its best."
— Born to Read Volunteer
Born to Read seeks volunteer readers on an
ongoing basis in Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin,
Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo,
Washington, and York Counties. Due to high interest and need on the
part of child care providers, volunteers are always needed in every
county. Although many volunteer readers are age 55 and older, volunteers
of all ages are welcome. Volunteer recruitment and registration
are done primarily through each county's RSVP office, which recruits
readers on a rolling basis and matches them with child care programs.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer reader,
please contact:
· your local RSVP
agency or
· the Born to Read Volunteer Reader Program, 207-773-5051
or 1-866-MEreader
If you live the Brunswick region Another Volunteer Reader Program
modeled on Born to Read operates through
Success by Six in Bath, serving providers in the mid-coast area.
Success by Six
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
34 Wing Farr Parkway, Suite 201
Bath, ME 04530-1515
207-442-7440 or 207-443-9752
Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) Contact
Information
Aroostook RSVP
Serving Aroostook County
Aroostook Agency on Aging
Contact: Eleanor Reese, Director
33 Davis Street
Presque Isle, ME 04769
207-764-3396
eleanorreese@aroostookaging.org
Penquis CAP, Coastal RSVP
Serving Knox, Lincoln, Waldo Counties
Contact: Patricia Ott
170 Pleasant Street, Suite A
Rockland, ME 04841
207-596-0361
pott@penquiscap.org
Eastern Maine RSVP
Serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, Hancock and Washington Counties
Contact: Paula Burnett, Director
University of Maine Center on Aging
Room 201, Crossland Hall
Orono, ME 04469
207- 581-4412
Paula.Burnett@umit.maine.edu
HealthReach RSVP
Serving Northern Kennebec, Somerset and Franklin Counties
Contact: Ruth Saint Amand, Director
P.O. Box 829
Waterville, ME 04903-0829
207-873-1127
Ruth.StAmand@healthreach.org
RSVP of Southern Maine
Serving Cumberland and York Counties
Contact: Ken Murray, Director
Southern Maine Area Agency on Aging
136 U.S. Route One
Scarborough, ME 04074
207-396-6520
Toll free number 1-800-427-7411 ext 520 (within Maine only)
kmurray@smaaa.org
Born to Read
Maine Humanities Council
674 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
Phone: (207) 773-5051
Fax: (207) 773-2416
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