United We Serve: Let's Read. Let's Move. is an administration wide effort led by the Corporation for National & Community Service and partnering with the First Lady. United We Serve is taking on the tough challenges of summer learning loss, childhood obesity, and access to healthy food.

Let's Read. Let's Move. was launched earlier this summer by Michelle Obama and has 3 goals:

    1. increase opportunities for Americans to use service to promote physical activity
    2. expand access to healthy and affordable food
    3. prevent summer learning loss in America's kids




Summer of Service Toolkits
           
   



generationOn
By supporting the relationship between schools, community based organizations, students and parents, generationOn's Building Healthy Communities (BHC) program encourages the entire community to take part in a holistic approach to health and wellness in an effort to create healthier communities.

Program Goals

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Upcoming generationOn Let's Read.Let's Move. Events and Activities:
In alignment with the United We Serve Let's Read. Let's Move. Initiative, generationOn will be conducting the following summer events:



Kids Care Clubs
Kids Care Clubs can join the Let's Read. Let's Move. initiative by implementing a project from the following Kids Care Clubs projects:







During each school year, Volunteer San Diego offers a Homework Helpers program at local libraries, many of which serve low-income families and/or at-risk youth. When school is out, several of these tutoring programs turn into summer reading programs, which has been a great way to keep the kids and volunteers engaged year round.



Let's Read at Pueblo del Rio is a multi-week program designed to provide the youth of Pueblo del Rio with the tools to help them achieve their dreams. Working individually and as a group, volunteers work with youth to strengthen their reading and comprehension skills and to show them that reading can be fun. Dates for this project range from June 12 to August 7.



Summer Camp Survivor Kid takes place from June 14th to July 23rd, giving volunteers the opportunity to work hands on with children ages 5 - 15. Opportunities include assisting the lead teacher of leading classes in music, dance, drama, art, computers, math, and literacy enrichment. Background screening and fingerprinting will be required prior to start.



Volunteer Frederick's Youth Service programs and the youth who engage in them have a mission to explore volunteerism in Frederick County. They are a group of individuals from all over Frederick who want to know more about the role we play in our society, what we can do to help aid our community, and how they can make the changes they think are important for the betterment of the world at large. There are many ways they are involved with youth. One example is the Kids Care Club. There are groups of young people who work together to help others in their communities and around the world. Clubs are formed in schools, churches, synagogues, Volunteer Centers, community centers, homeless shelters, and other community-based organizations.



Greater DC Cares facilitates a program called Neighboring, where in the Columbia Heights neighborhood local volunteers who live in the community recruit other residents to adopt of the Parkview Recreation center. The volunteers self-organized and started a reading program on Wednesday nights, where the children come in and read books that were donated by volunteers. Since the start of this program, reading scores have gone up drastically. The center also has Fun Saturdays where they transform the center into a viable community resource center. There were previously some kids but no real structured activity. Now they have about 50-60 kids who come in every week. The activities range from art enrichment, sports, educational enrichment and field trips.



Each summer HandsOn Central California strives to engage youth in volunteerism and connect them to their community through a program called Summer of Service. The Summer of Service Youth Volunteer program is designed to give youth ages 12-16 the opportunity to learn about their community and its needs. The program reflects the service learning model in that students will learn about a particular issue area our community faces, take action through service to make positive change and then reflect on how they can continue to make change beyond the service project. With over 45 youth registered in the program, HandsOn Central California partners with 7 local partners and covers the issues of homelessness and poverty, hunger and nutrition, neighborhood revitalization, animal rescue and welfare, arts and culture, environment and restoration.





Education
Help close the achievement gap and reduce "summer learning loss" by reading with kids or organizing a book drive.
Health
Promoting healthy lifestyles in your community is key to preventing costly disease and improving our nation's health.
Community Renewal
At a time when many Americans are struggling with the loss of their job or their home, you can help meet some of their most basic needs by working to reduce hunger, secure donated clothing and strengthen community resources.
Energy and Environment
Join your friends and neighbors to reduce energy by auditing your home and helping maintain public lands.
Safety and Security
Support military families and veterans who have served our country and help your community prepare for disasters.
Create your Own Project
Work with your neighbors to identify local needs and find solutions that work.
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