Sylvia Jarrus

Visual Storyteller | Photographer & Photo Editor

Role: Program Coordinator at Read to a Child
Location: Detroit, MI, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Sylvia Jarrus

Sylvia Jarrus (she/her) is a freelance photojournalist & photo editor with a passion for…

Experience

Program Coordinator
Read to a Child
Mar 2025 — Present · Detroit, MI, US
Manage daily operations of Read to a Child’s Read Aloud Mentoring Program at Detroit Merit Charter Academy in Detroit, Michigan. As program coordinator I\'m responsible for scheduling, record-keeping, program development, maintaining a captivating children’s book cart, and fostering relationships with school administration, students Grade (K- 4th), and volunteer mentors throughout the school year.

Education

Michigan State University
Journalism
2016 — 2020

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Read to a Child

Non-Profit Organizations · 67 employees · Founded 1991 · Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Read to a Child is a national mentoring and literacy nonprofit founded on the belief that every child deserves to be read to regularly by a caring adult. When adults read aloud to children, both parties enjoy a rewarding experience that greatly increases the child’s literacy skills and opportunity for success in the future. It’s a simple activity with a huge impact. Research proves that reading aloud to children is the single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading and, thus, likelihood for success in school and life. Read to a Child currently partners with more than 100 corporations and institutions nationwide that provide 1,500 volunteers who read aloud to more than 1,100 at-risk students in greater Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami, as well as urban centers in Connecticut. Astoundingly, 80% of 4th graders from low-income families in the United States are not proficient in reading and 26% will not graduate from high school. To combat this literacy crisis, Read to a Child enlists volunteer reading mentors to visit urban elementary schools once a week and read aloud one-on-one to children during lunch. This time spent with a caring adult ignites a love of reading in struggling children, while providing students with the skills and confidence to reverse the cycle of illiteracy.

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About Sylvia Jarrus

Experience

Program Coordinator

Education

Michigan State University

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