The Pyjama Foundation - helping kids in out of home care with reading
Is the child in your care having difficulty with reading or homework?
The Pyjama Foundation is an Australian children’s charity established in 2004 that aims to support children in out of home care (ie. children not living with a parent) with reading and literacy support via a volunteer mentoring program.
Volunteers(Pyjama Angels) are recruited, screened and trained by the Pyjama Foundation, who matches them to individual children. Volunteers spend 1 hour per week with the children, implementing the “love of learning” program. This program involves adapting reading aloud activities and educational games to the child’s individual needs and capabilities. Volunteers can also help with homework. Children can be supported from birth up to the age of 16 years.
The Pyjama Foundation has recently opened up a branch in NSW in the Rouse Hill area and will be expanding further into the Penrith, Hawkesbury, and Blue Mountains areas early in 2012. They are welcoming referrals requesting support from the Nepean area as well as any from the Blacktown/Hills district also. Volunteer applications are also encouraged.
Referrals can be made via DOCS caseworkers, or through an agency providing out of home care services. If you are raising a child via a family law or informal arrangement in this region, please contact Tina on 4751 3033 to arrange a referral.
For further information about the Pyjama Foundation, contact Lisa on 9672 6893 or lisa@the pyjamafoundation.com, or look at the website www.the pyjamafoundation.com.