Read to the Blind in Your Community Throughout Connecticut!

You and your sonorous voice are needed to read to the blind in your Connecticut community! Six opportunities exist for readers, friendly visitors or mail assistants to help their neighbors. If you are available during the earlier part of the day, you could read the daily paper if not, perhaps you can be a friendly visitor after work hours or on the weekend. We can find the right fit for your schedule.

Requirements to be a great volunteer include:

• a desire to help others;

• a pleasant demeanor;

• a good reading/speaking voice;

• average reading skills;

• organizational or planning abilities;

• a good driving record;

• a clear criminal history;

• two references

• access to a car with proof of insurance;

• a minimum of $50/100k liability and $5,000 of property damage coverage.