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Learn United is United Way of Allen County’s Education Initiative and is focused on engaging the community to support children's success in early learning, literacy, school and life. The following Learn United Collaborative Partners offer a variety of volunteer opportunities for local residents to help students succeed in school.

For more information, click here!	Allen County Public Library Volunteers are needed to support Paws to Read, which is a program to improve the literacy skills of children in a unique approach employing a classic concept: reading to an animal.

For more information, click here!	Associated Churches of Fort Wayne & Allen County Volunteers are needed for the Rising Stars program to work with children in the public schools as mentors, tutors, and reading assistants. Rising Stars specializes in connecting faith-based communities and organizations to public schools.

For more information, click here!	Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Many volunteers are needed to support a child with options ranging from one hour a month through Real Men Read to one hour a week as a School Buddy. These programs support literacy and life skills during the school day. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are also needed to work directly with one child throughout the year.

For more information, click here!	Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne Volunteers are needed to fill a variety of opportunities to be involved with mentoring and educating youth ages 6-18 years old at any of the three locations across the city.

For more information, click here!	Fort Wayne Urban League Volunteers are needed to support the Urban League After School Academy, which provides homework help and academic enrichment activities for K-12 students.

For more information, click here!	Neighborhood Action Center Volunteers are needed to support students in southeast Fort Wayne, many of whom are Burmese, on the journey to improving their academic and life success skills.

For more information, click here!	Science Central Volunteers are needed to support the educational programs offered to students to help inspire fun, hands-on science and creative literacy learning for students from across the region.

For more information, click here!	Study Connection Many volunteers, and particularly businesses, are needed to expand the number of sites where Fort Wayne Community Schools students are paired with well-prepared tutors to help them achieve academic success.

For more information, click here!	Wellspring Interfaith Social Services Volunteers are needed to support learning in both the Youth After School and Summer Day Camp programs. Volunteers work on a one-to-one basis or in a small group with youth, helping with homework and also carrying out Wellspring's learning and youth development goals as directed by the staff of the agency.

For more information, click here!	Renaissance Pointe Family YMCA Volunteers are needed to support children's success in school through a range of after school volunteer opportunities.

For more information, click here!	United Way of Allen County Through the Learn United collective impact collaborative, a "menu of volunteer options" are now available thanks to agencies working together to give community members every opportunity to support a child.