(upbeat music) - Volunteers are an essential piece of any thriving community and so having strong volunteer partnerships ensures a bright future for our kids.

- We value everyone who comes into our child's life 'cause it really truly does take a village to raise a child.

So we appreciate anyone who is willing to help our kids be successful, more successful than they already are.

- Assistance League's goal is that essential needs of children and families in our community are met.

We've developed very close relationships with our school district partners and now we go to them and we humbly ask, what can we do for you?

How can we make the lives of your students better and help them achieve?

- Literacy is the most powerful tool as a way to navigate throughout the world.

So the additional support that we get from Assistance League to help strengthen those literacy skills and those foundational skills is essential.

- I like reading a lot, it's the easiest thing to do, it's not hard.

- I like this one.

- I will read chapter books most of the time.

- I like reading 'cause it helps your brain learn new words and new things about the world and stuff.

- I really like reading because it calms me down, it's very, very independent.

- I think reading is really fun.

- They're good books.

- When volunteerism is done well, it's not done from a place of saving anyone or wanting the recognition but just doing it for the pure joy and helping others become more successful and seeing that joy in other people's eyes.

- [Laurie] The students that we work with are bright and beautiful, and we feel like our job is to do everything we can to help them meet their potential.

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