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FARMINGTON — Western Maine Homeless Shelter and the literacy programs at Mallett School both recently received donations from the Farmington Rotary Club.
Western Maine Homeless Outreach, the only homeless shelter in Franklin County, accommodates 16 people. Case managers work with guests while in shelter to achieve permanent housing.
WMHO is always accepting donations of household items, along with furniture, to help provide necessities for residents who find new homes.
The Pre-K teachers at the W G Mallett School in Farmington developed a program three years ago to provide the children enrolled in their classrooms with books to take home each month during the school year. As teachers of young children, they understand the connection between early literacy experiences and later school success and they wanted to ensure that all children had access to high quality books in the home. Realizing that there were limited funds within their classroom budgets, they sought support from local businesses and organizations, and the Farmington Rotary stepped in to help.
Another program at Mallett school, Reading Recovery, has been in existence for 40 years throughout the world. The RSU 9 school district has six certified Reading Recovery teachers serving first grade students who need a little extra boost as they learn to read. It is a one to one, individually designed, half-hour daily tutoring session. Hundreds of small books are sent home for daily practice, year after year.
“We are very appreciative of the donation from Rotary that will allow us to replace some of our much loved titles,” says Sharri Kapiloff.
The Farmington Rotary Club has been serving local and global communities since 1925 and welcomes anyone interested in learning more to attend meetings held in the North Dining Hall at University of Maine Farmington at 7 a.m. every Thursday. Childcare is available. Rotary meetins are an opportunity to network, hear from weekly presenters, and learn more about the impact Rotarians make in the community.
PHOTO: Aly Livernois, left, Western Maine Homeless Outreach shelter manager, accepts a donation from Farmington Rotary Club president Glenn Kapiloff. (Submitted photo)
