BUILD Literacy Program

BUILD is one of the largest reading programs in the East Bay, with Cal student mentor teams providing one-to-one literacy support at 18 after school locations in Oakland and Berkeley. BUILD which stands for Berkeley United in Literacy Development is one of the largest reading programs in the East Bay, with 215 UC Berkeley student mentors providing one-to-one literacy support to 850 youth at 17 locations in Oakland and Berkeley. Each mentor is matched with 3 children with whom they work individually in 30-45 minute after-school sessions twice a week. Mentors work with the same children for at least one semester, and sometimes for years. In addition, all mentors attend an orientation, 3 trainings per semester, and weekly meetings with their mentor team. BUILD runs in fall, spring, and summer.