How it works
Students are paired with volunteers for thirty-minute Zoom reading sessions.
Jamaica + Atlanta
Education changes lives.
Helping children read, learn, and stay in school.
Book Buddies
Read with a child.
A simple virtual reading hour with a lasting effect.
24
years of service
8,000+
children educated
$1.2M+
raised for education
Book Buddies Reading Program
Volunteer reading support, kept simple.
Reading library
Sessions use EPIC, a digital library with more than 40,000 children's books.
Volunteer rhythm
Volunteers commit one hour weekly and complete brief session evaluations.
Contact
Marcia Chambers leads volunteer relations and the Book Buddies program.
Supported schools
Focused support across Jamaica and Georgia.
Operation Restoration Christian School
Trench Town, Kingston
Joytown Basic School
Trench Town, Kingston
Dunaire Elementary
Clarkston, Georgia
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