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      Welcome to your volunteer experience with HISD schools and programs! We appreciate your interest in supporting our students and thank you for your investment of time and care. As a new or continuing volunteer, you will have the support of a campus VIPS Coordinator and other staff as you carry out your volunteer assignment.

      Volunteers support the district’s main goal: to positively impact student achievement. By serving as a mentor, tutor, chaperone, and role model you are supporting HISD students, parents, and the future generations of the Houston community. Your work has special significance for our school communities and can be life-changing for our students.

       Thank you for all you are doing to support Houston ISD and our students!

      How to volunteer

    Ways to Volunteer

    • Literacy by 3

      Literacy By 3

      Literacy by 3 is HISD’s approach to literacy is more than just a program or initiative—it’s a movement to turn around and end the literacy crisis in Houston. It starts by building a strong foundation in reading, writing, and speaking during the elementary years—ensuring every child is reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

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    • Read Houston Read

      Read Houston Read

      As a Read Houston Read volunteer, you can help a 1st grade child develop a love for reading by sharing a book with them. It only takes an hour of your time each week to instill a lifelong love of reading in a student. Connect with your student virtually this year to keep them engaged in reading, even at home. For more information: https://www.houstonisd.org/readhoustonread To register as an HISD volunteer: https://www.houstonisd.org/vipslogin http://houstonisd.org/voluntarios Please Note: If you are planning to volunteer in Read Houston Read, Real Men Read or Reading Roundup, please be sure to choose the program on your application under “Organizations

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    • Real Men Read

      Real Men Read

      Houston Real Men Read is a mentoring program in which gentlemen who are business and community members from across the greater Houston area volunteer one hour of their time once a month to read to students in third grade in HISD schools.

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    • Reading Round Up

      Reading Round Up

      Through generous support from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, we saddled up with Region 4 Education Service Center to kick off a new volunteer-driven reading program, called Reading Roundup.

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    • Literacy

      Literacy

      Help students build a strong foundation in reading, writing, and speaking during the elementary years—ensuring every child is reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

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    • School Volunteerism

      School Volunteerism

      Volunteer activities vary from school to school and volunteers can help with a wide variety of activities in many places in the school

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    • Stem

      STEM

      Inspire and motivate K-12 students to pursue STEM careers by volunteering.

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    • Mentorship

      Mentorship

      Volunteer as a positive role model and advocate for students who need guidance and opportunities for educational, social, and professional growth.

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    Register for VIPS

    Resources

    VIPS APPEAL

    VIPS VOICE NEWSLETTER

    Announcements

    • To efficiently serve our HISD community, we are asking all volunteers to register no more than two weeks prior to their scheduled volunteer event. The background check process takes 3-5 business days to be processed. You will receive an automated response from donoreply@raptortech.com.

      Thanks for your interest in volunteering in HISD schools.
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