Centennial Read Across America "I really enjoyed volunteering with United Way for Read Across America. I think it's an amazing program to participate in because it highlights the importance of community and youth engagement, as well as the valuable habit of reading. Overall, it was a great time, and I can't wait
Every Student, Every Day Intern Stories: Chelsea Builds Empathy “I didn’t know what social work in a school setting would look like,” explains Chelsea Guevara, an SDSU senior majoring in Social Work who was chosen to be part of United Way’s Every Student, Every Day cohort. The absence intervention initiative coordinates schools,
Summer Reading Reaches New Heights Fifty-six books over four weeks. Jackson Ellis may have set a record at last summer’s Readers in the Heights (RITH), a literacy initiative, coordinated by United Way of San Diego County, that brings summer enrichment opportunities to elementary students in City Heights. “It was shocking to us, too,”
Every Student Every Day Intern: Haley Discusses Attendance Fundamentals Building Blocks to Everyday Attendance Second-grader Samuel didn't turn in his homework a single day. Not once. Chronically absent, he struggled to get to school on time, and social work intern Haley Smith needed to find out why. "He used to have his
Every Student Every Day Intern Stories: Sadia One Recipe for Student Success: A Little Help from Everybody A former refugee from Somalia, Sadia Said, who grew up in Libya then moved to Egypt and eventually emigrated to America, knows it takes a little help from a lot of people to succeed in
