By Erica Wichmann | Co-chair Bring Me a Book
Bring Me a Book had a fabulous spring working with the girls at White Shield. It was a greatly rewarding experience for our committee to see first hand the impact that our First Teacher program is having on the young moms. We served 16 soon to be or new moms and their children. Attached is a wonderful article written by Teresa Engel called "Junior League of Portland Inspires Young Mothers at Salvation Army White Shield Center to Be Their Babies’ First Teachers"
We have been working all summer with the Between the Lines committee that is also a part of the community programs for the Junior League of Portland. The primary goal of Between the Lines is to support family unity and bonding during times of separation due to either incarceration or deployment. We introduce Bring Me a Book to the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on October 1, Bring Me a Book, held a reading workshop for 30 mothers that signed up to read with Between the Lines on October 9. We are really excited about this endeavor because it helped increase the level of interaction that the mothers had when recording these stories to their children. The Bring Me a Book workshop also taught them life skills that will help them read better with their child not only for the Between the Lines reading, but in the future when hopefully they will be reunited with their child.
Bring Me a Book has started the league year with a wonderful volunteer training on October 16, for 24 league members lead by Julie Fowlkes an international Bring Me a Book trainer. We had a wonderful day of learning, laughter and fun it was a great way to kick off our year. We look forward to our upcoming First Teacher Trainings with Morrison Children and Family Services, White Shield, and Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.
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