Bergen Reads

www.jfnnj.org/bergenreads is a youth literacy program of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey. The program serves students in eight public schools in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, and operates under the auspices of the National Jewish Coalition for Literacy. The purpose of Bergen Reads is to organize adult volunteers to tutor / read with students that are below par for their grades. At the end of the year, Bergen Reads provides volunteers books as gifts to give to their student(s) to read over the summer.

The reading program serves students in grades K-3 at participating elementary schools in Hackensack and Teaneck.

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• Tikkun Olam Initiatives: One hour a Week Can Make a Big Difference in a Child’s Life