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Revitalizing School Libraries

For NCJW Cleveland, literacy programs for children have always been a priority. NCJW Cleveland members worked tirelessly to restock, organize, code and volunteer as librarians at three Cleveland Metropolitan School District school libraries through an initiative called “Building Bridges with Books.”

NCJW Cleveland  launched three separate literacy programs at the school: Reader’s Theater, a fourth-grade program that uses theater to improve reading skills; Reading Buddies, a monthly first-grade program in which volunteers read one-on-one with first-graders; and book clubs for fifth- through seventh-graders.  Their work didn’t end there! Volunteers made the library more user friendly by adding rugs and creating an “easy readers” section. Members also bought $15,000 worth of books and supplies and obtained over 4,000 donated books.  Members volunteered as part-time librarians at the school.

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Kids Community Closet

Making sure that children have what they need to be able to attend school is a concern shared by many NCJW sections. NCJW Palm Beach Section established Kids Community Closet – secured emergency closets in thirteen local public elementary schools in which at least 90% of the attending children qualify for free or reduced lunch, the federal measure of poverty. The closets are stocked with pants and shorts, collared jerseys, underwear and socks. On request, the section provides school supplies and personal care items, and through its partnership with Jacob’s Shoes, a Margate, FL non-profit, schools are able to obtain free footwear for their students.