Hands-up High Point

From GCS:

Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you want to help our schools? If you have one hour a week, “Hands Up High Point” is the place for you.

“Hands Up High Point” will connect adult volunteers with second-grade teachers in High Point from March through May to help children improve reading skills.

This new community initiative was developed in response to the goals and objectives identified in High Point’s Workforce Development Strategic Plan and the goals in Guilford County Schools’ (GCS) strategic plan. “Hands Up High Point” is an opportunity to invest in children by improving learning readiness and establishing a culture of life-long learning throughout the community.

Through this initiative, children will achieve academic excellence by improving third-grade reading proficiency.

Volunteer tutors will attend a two-hour orientation session prior to scheduling time to work with students. The orientation session will include training that will prepare the volunteers to work one-on-one with second-grade students.

Training sessions will be on the following days: • Feb. 18, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., High Point Chamber of Commerce, 1634 N. Main St., High Point • Feb. 25, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Johnson Street Global Studies, 1601 Johnson St., High Point • March 4, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., High Point Chamber of Commerce, 1634 N. Main St., High Point • March 11, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., High Point YWCA, 112 Gatewood Ave., High Point

The “Hands Up High Point” collaboration includes the following community partners: GCS, City of High Point, Communities in Schools High Point, Guilford Education Alliance, High Point Alliance for Workforce Preparedness, High Point Chamber of Commerce, High Point Community Foundation, Senior Resources of Guilford, United Way of Greater High Point, and YWCA High Point. For more information or to sign up for a training session, contact Michael Prioleau at 336-882-5000 ext 233 or mprioleau@highpointchamber.org.