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PARENTS AS TEACHERS HOME VISITATION PROGRAM A program of Family Resource Centers of Rochester Contact: Gloria Treis 585 436 0370 Family Resource Centers of Rochester provide parent and early childhood education, link families to essential services and support families as they advocate and care for themselves and their children. Donate books and puzzles to be left in the home after a home visit: age-appropriate for infants through 5 years old. Volunteer to accompany and assist a trained home visitor in monthly home visits based on the "Born to Learn" curriculum, a nationally recognized program in child development. PETER CASTLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER Contact: Sicily Mitchell 585 467 8130 555 Avenue D Rochester, NY 14621 Peter Castle Family Resource Center provides high-quality early education programs and parent education in a safe supportive environment. Volunteer to be a classroom aide in classes that are divided into 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and 4-year-olds. PIRATE TOY FUND Contact: Melissa Camman, Executive Director 585 271 5519 1453 East Main Street Rochester, NY 14609 The Pirate Toy Fund provides toys for children in need in our community. Volunteer to help with toy sorting, organizing, putting toy orders together and general office work. REACH OUT AND READ OF GREATER ROCHESTER Contact: Susan Huppe 333 Thomas Avenue Rochester, NY 14617 585 544 6104 Reach Out and Read is a pediatric early-literacy program designed to encourage literacy development in young children. ROR reaches children beginning at 6 months of age through their pediatrician and provides them with a book at each well-child visit, as well as providing parents with the education and support they need to make books an important part of their children's lives. Volunteer to read to children as they wait for their appointment in pediatric clinic waiting rooms throughout the Rochester area. Training provided. Donate children's books (new and gently-used.) ROCHESTER GENERAL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES Contact: Mary Lou Wilkins, RN Box 228 1425 Portland Avenue Rochester, NY 14621-3095 585 922 2575 Rochester General Pediatrics Associates serves over 14,000 children and their families in the urban areas of Rochester, high-risk and diverse population of African-American, Hispanic, and risk-type families. Volunteer to read to children in waiting lobby. Donate books for 6 to 12 years: e.g., Harry Potter books, money for smoking cessation program, to help stop smoking safety kits for parents of infants, toddlers: plug protectors, safety latches for cabinets, gates, thermometers, digital (inexpensive), toothbrushes and toothpaste for kids, toys. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE Contact: Cher Niedermaier, House Manager 333 Westmoreland Drive Rochester, NY 14620 585 442 5437 Provides lodging, emotional support, and comfort to families of children receiving medical treatment at area hospitals, and reaches out to families in the community with support to other children's programs. Donate new items including batteries: AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, cleaning supplies, feminine supplies, first-aid supplies, flashlights, night lights, food (individual sizes, all kinds, linens, etc. Volunteer: Please investigate the web site for more information and a volunteer application. ROCHESTER SALVATION ARMY– PROJECT REDIRECT Contact: Amy Harrington, Volunteer Coordinator 585 987 9540 ext. 223570 70 Liberty Pole Way Rochester, NY 14604 The Salvation Army provides a wide range of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of people in the Greater Rochester Community. Volunteer to help with math tutoring weekdays anytime between 8:30am and 4pm. Specific subjects needed are fractions, 5th and 6th grade math, and basic algebra. Web development by: Dave Gross & Lindsey Graser Updated June 2007