Social Responsibility

Teen Volunteer Project: Literacy Kits for Jumpstart

Name: Teen Volunteer Project: Literacy Kits for Jumpstart
Start: 2025-07-30T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-07-30T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Edlavitch DCJCC

Teens (11-18)

Date : Wednesday, Jul 30

Time : 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Location : Edlavitch DCJCC
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC

Join the Youth Action Institute to assemble literacy kits for Jumpstart, a nonprofit that helps children get a head start on their reading skills. We’ll also talk about Jumpstart’s impact on the DC community and enjoy a pizza dinner. This project is eligible for 1.5 SSL hours.

Join the Youth Action Institute to assemble literacy kits for Jumpstart, a nonprofit organization that provides high quality educational resources and support to under-resourced families to ensure that every single child is set up for success by the time they reach kindergarten. The kits we assemble will be instrumental in helping children from under-resourced communities get a head start on their reading skills. Research shows that literacy skills are incredibly important - a student’s proficiency in reading by the 3rd grade can indicate whether or not they will graduate high school!

In addition to assembling these kits, we will also have a pizza dinner and talk about the impact Jumpstart has had on the DC community. This project is open to teens ages 11-18, and participants will earn 1.5 SSL hours. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lyssa at ajellenik@edcjcc.org.