Volunteer: Johnstown - Feed kids and families hungry to read, and teachers at our local/global [...]

Volunteermatch; Johnstown (OH); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established organization dedicated to ending poverty through literacy is seeking passionate volunteers to help manage their literacy marketplace. This role involves organizing reading materials, coordinating community outreach, and assisting with data entry and delivery. Volunteers will play a crucial part in providing access to reading resources for at-risk children and families, making a significant impact in the community. If you're looking to contribute your time and skills to a meaningful cause, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join us in changing lives through the power of reading!

Qualifications

• Skills in inventory management and data entry are essential for this role.
• Experience in community outreach and volunteer coordination is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Help organize and deliver reading materials to local literacy programs.
• Assist in managing the online literacy marketplace and event planning.

Skills

Inventory Management

Administrative Support

Data Entry

Delivery

CSR / Volunteer Coordination

Community Outreach

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Johnstown - Feed kids and families hungry to read, and teachers at our local/global literacy market.

ORGANIZATION: Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project

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You can help literacy end poverty. We need your help running our literacy marketplace in and around Johnstown, Granville, Newark, Licking County, and the Columbus area.

We need help operating the national Magazine Literacy Bank, like a food bank for reading materials at a Johnstown warehouse.

We need help stocking Literacy Newsstands at nearby food pantries.

We need help delivering boxes of reading materials to local schools and literacy programs.

We need help with data entry and managing our online literacy marketplace.

Most U.S. poor families have zero books at home - poor infants hear 30 million fewer words - there are 1 million homeless students - 35,000 moms and kids will sleep in a domestic abuse shelter tonight. Millions more readers are waiting, worldwide. MagLiteracy.org gets new and recycled magazines and comics to at-risk readers via food pantries, homeless and domestic abuse shelters, youth mentoring and job training programs, foster care, and orphanages - here in Columbus, nationwide, and around the world.

Everything begins with reading. With titles for every age, interest, and language, magazines and comics are the most powerful literacy engines on the planet. Help us get them into hands and homes.

We need your help organizing our reading material collection, sorting, and delivery. We have set up a local marketplace where literacy programs can select publications at no cost. We need help running our online marketplace, where literacy programs place orders. We need help with event planning, social media, and fundraising. Join us. Join us to iMAGine what's possible, and make it so.

Learn more:

https://magliteracy.org/blog

http://facebook.com/magazineliteracy

Instagram and Facebook @magazineliteracy

Thank you!

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About Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project

Location:

PO Box 220, Granville, OH 43023, US

Mission Statement

You can help literacy end poverty. With titles for every reading age, interest, and language, magazines and comics are the most powerful literacy engines on the planet. Illiteracy and poverty hurt everyone. UNICEF reports that 1 Billion children live in poverty, worldwide. Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) says two-thirds of U.S. poor (12 million+) have zero books at home. Research shows that poor infants hear 30 million fewer words when their brains are developing for life. Adults unable to read were once children who didn't learn how. MagLiteracy.org has an enormous supply of magazines and comics for literacy to end poverty. Thank you for your help to get them into the hands of eager at-risk readers.

Description

MagLiteracy.org gets new and recycled magazines to at-risk children and families who want to learn and love to read. Our primary focus areas are mentoring and job training, readers in homeless and domestic violence shelters, hungry families receiving groceries from food pantries, and foster kids. Too many people can't read - a cereal box, a job description, or this web page. Illiterate adults were once children who missed their chance to learn to read. A child who cannot read is unable to do well in any school subject. We help feed kids, teens, and adults hungry to read and succeed. Join with us to change the world - one reader at a time! Volunteer today! Thank you.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth, Education & Literacy, Environment

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Vicinity of Johnstown, OH 43031

DATE POSTED

March 19, 2025

SKILLS

• Inventory Management
• Administrative Support
• Data Entry
• Delivery
• CSR / Volunteer Coordination
• Community Outreach

GOOD FOR

• Kids
• Teens
• People 55+
• Public Groups

REQUIREMENTS

• 2 - 5 hours per month