WSU Americorps Jumpstart Chapter
Worcester State University
Jumpstart is an AmeriCorps-affiliated program in which corps members, mainly college students, volunteer to spend four hours a week reading with at-risk children to improve their language and literary skills. The program was launched at Worcester State in the fall of 2015. Children who have the opportunity to participate in higher quality early education are more likely to succeed in kindergarten.
Jumpstart Corps members have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build professional skills. All Corps members receive high quality training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome-based program, promote children’s school success, and build family involvement.