Project Read

Redwood City Public Library

Offers an intergenerational literacy program for adults and youth seeking to improver literacy skills.

Description:

Offers an intergenerational literacy program for youth and English-speaking adults seeking to improver literacy skills. Adult services include: adult one-to-one tutoring to improve basic skills in reading, writing and critical thinking; Families for Literacy (FFL), a home-based family literacy program for parents who want to be able to read to their young children; and small group/English as a Second Language (ESL). Youth services include: Youth Tutoring, Families in Partnership (FIP); Teen-to-Elementary Student Tutoring, Kids in Partnership (KIP); and computer-aided literacy. Redwood City Friends of Literacy is a fundraising board that helps to support and to fund Redwood City's Project Read. Call for more information about each service.

Location

Public Transit:

SAMTRANS stops within 1 block.

Service Options

Accessibility Options:

Disabled Parking
Disabled Restroom
Elevator
Ramp

Services

Fees:

None.

Audience:

Adults, parents, children in 1st-12th grades in the Redwood City school districta

Eligibility:

English-speaking adult reading at or below 7th grade level or child in 1st-12th grade in the Redwood City school districts

How to Apply:

Walk in or apply by phone, email or webpage registration.

Service Wait Estimate:

Depends on availability of tutors for small groups and one-on-one.

Service Areas:

Redwood City