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Volunteers are needed!  New Haven Reads – which was discussed in a December 2011 post to this blog — is in great need of tutors for its after-school tutoring program for school-age children, both for substitute and more long-term volunteer positions:

“New Haven Reads provides all the training that is needed for our successful one-on-one program. No experience is necessary.  We are looking for people who have one hour a week that they can give to a child to share the joy and power of reading.  Please contact Keri Humphreys at keri@newhavenreads.org or 203-752-1923.”

A December 2011 post noted that Cara Baruzzi – previously business editor at the New Haven Register –  had been named breaking news editor, as part of a “Digital First” reorganization.  Earlier last year, June 8 and May 20 blog posts recorded that she had joined the board of the Literacy Coalition and had launched its new Twitter presence, at http://twitter.com/LiteracyGNH. 

Now, Cara Baruzzi has become Secretary of the Coalition’s board.  She serves in a similar capacity for the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Shirley A. Jackson has joined the board of the Literacy Coalition of Greater New Haven.  Professor of Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) and a former chair of that department, she has been a member of the SCSU faculty since 1998.  Her areas of expertise range from social movements and ethnicity in the U.S. to service learning, and her other board memberships include service with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut.  Her Ph.D. is from UC, Santa Barbara.

Her fellow Literacy Coalition board members welcomed Shirley Jackson to her first meeting on February 16.  They thank her SCSU colleague Lorrie Verplaetse, who preceded her on the Coalition board, for her service and also for helping to identify a worthy successor.

The News and Events section of this website includes such opportunities as:

 February 2  Nonprofits interested in applying for a competitive Responsive New Grant from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation are invited to participate in a webinar. Attend from your desk(https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/293393638) or in person by emailing dcanning@cfgnh.org. The grant process begins with a submission of a pre-application, due March 2.

 February 4  “Take your child to the library day”

 February 21  Mardi Gras gala and silent auction to benefit New Haven Free Public Library

 March 21  Family Read program begins at Wilson branch of the New Haven Public Library. This free program runs for 10 weeks, Wednesdays through May 23. Parents explore classic children’s literature and receive a new book each week for their child’s library. Free on-site child care and lunch are provided, and the group is facilitated by trained volunteers through the CT Humanities Council. (A Spanish Family Read is planned for later in 2012.) Parents with children ages 0-5 are welcome. Contact Yania Padilla Sierra at (203) 688-8164 or yania.padillasierra@ynhh.org.