Come Be a Junior Leader Reader!
Looking for a fun and easy way to make a difference in a child’s life? Volunteer to be a classroom reader with our Junior Leader Reader (JLR) program in Shawnee County!
Started in 2010 by Ryan Yamka in honor of his late father, JLR enriches early education through classroom readings and book distribution to kindergarten and pre-k students.
Junior Leader Reader is run by United Way’s Young Leaders Society - a group of young professional donors who work to build healthy and resilient communities through service and giving. Books are distributed to all elementary schools in Shawnee County with a free-and reduced lunch rate of at least 50%. JLR is part of a continuum of free access to literacy materials that begins from the moment a child is born.
Volunteer opportunities are now available for this fall’s reading! Click here to browse opportunities and sign-up today: https://www.kawvalleyvolunteers.org/need/?agency_id=92699
JLR volunteers get to read a pre-selected book provided by United Way to a pre-k or kindergarten classroom. After the reading, the volunteer gets to distribute a copy of the book to every child in the classroom. It’s the easiest way to make a child’s day!
If you have any questions, contact Jenna Gorton at jgorton@uwkawvalley.org or by calling 785.228.5117.