AmeriCorps

R2LP's current team of 35 members began its year of service on August 3, 2009.  See our AmeriCorps page to learn more about our new members and their work.

R2LP's AmeriCorps members work to promote early literacy programs for children of low-income and/or non-English speaking families; to create a real link between parents and child-care providers and their neighborhood libraries; and to build the capacity of child-care providers to improve the quality of their programs and to integrate early literacy activities into their programs.

Among the benefits to AmeriCorps members . . .

• A living allowance of $11,500
• Child-care allowance,
• Training and experience in leadership, public speaking, child development, early childhood and literacy,
• Three weeks vacation,
• Health insurance, and
• An educational award of $4,725 upon completion of 1,700 hours of service.

Applications for the 2010/11 team will be available at R2LP and on line in the spring of 2010. The program runs from August through June.