CRT’s RSVP READS Program Hosts Year-End Event in Manchester

On Wednesday, May 16 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm, the Community Renewal Team’s (CRT) Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) READS program will welcome Anne Ostberg, the Connecticut Program Director for the Corporation for National and Community Service to the Martin Elementary School in Manchester, Connecticut for a special visit and tour during the final week of the volunteer-based tutoring program for this school year.

Ostberg will be joined by Shayla Williams, Program Officer for the Connecticut office of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and Theresa Strong, RSVP Manager for CRT.

“We’re excited to give Ms. Ostberg a close-up look at our special tutoring program,” says Theresa Strong, RSVP Manager for CRT. “It is a great opportunity to meet the children who are benefiting from the efforts of our dedicated senior volunteers.”

The RSVP READs program is a school-based program where senior-aged volunteers are partnered with students in local elementary schools, providing reading guidance for 1 hour per week from October to May during the school year. Tutors in the RSVP READs program help to make reading fun for students, serving as positive role models that inspire students to develop their own love of reading.

For the 2017-18 school year, CRT’s RSVP READS program was available in five local communities: Berlin, New Britain, Manchester, Vernon, and Portland.