Ella & Arya in a zoom meeting with Ms. Hayes at Sisulu-Walker Charter School.

Hello! We are Ella and Arya and we are juniors at Nightingale and Young Leaders this year. Arya was a Sweet Reader in seventh grade and this is her first year as a Young Leader. Ella has been a Sweet Reader since fifth grade and a Young Leader since freshman year. We have an incredible opportunity this year because we are able to work on bridging communities in such polarizing and isolating times. It’s truly inspiring for us as Young Leaders to be able to create communities and relationships … [Read more...]

Wilson Martinez, De La Salle Academy Facilitator

This term we launched our first Spanish Sweet Readers Program - everyone participated!!  It started with Nerea, a high school junior and Young Leader who engaged her school to help us find a talented Hispanic Musician to help us build an authentic and engaging music based curriculum.  Then Nerea translated our training and brought the curriculum to life for the students and facilitators.  Next came the school De La Salle Academy students were in a hybrid schedule and pandemic learning, as we … [Read more...]

Kate

How can you participate in Sweet Readers? There are so many ways! As 2020 comes to an end and Sweet Readers has had to cancel all fundraising events, one easy way that anyone can participate is by making a donation to Sweet Readers.  Your money goes directly to our programs and every dollar counts.  It is especially important that we fundraise enough money so that we can run our programs with schools and eldercare centers that need financial aid! Another way to participate is by … [Read more...]