NEWS

Early Childhood Coalition looking for volunteers

For the Tribune

The Early Childhood Coalition needs volunteers to survey parents of preschoolers to help determine the availability and accessibility of preschools in Cascade County.

The surveys are being done in partnership with the Montana Office of Public Instruction and the Department of Health and Human Services and will be used to try to identify and fill gaps in preschool education.

The surveys must be completed by Dec. 11, and the Early Childhood Coalition is trying to recruit volunteers to approach parents at grocery stores and other public places on Dec. 4-6.

Volunteers will be trained and armed with paper surveys and iPad. Interested preschool parents can also fill out the survey online by going to http://bit.ly/1Ifrrz6.

Interested volunteers can contact Early Childhood Coalition coordinator Rebecca Cloutier at 268-6956.

Information about this and other volunteer opportunities is available at United Way of Cascade County’s website, www.volunteergreatfalls.org.

Between the website and managing the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, United Way is now where all agencies that need volunteers can go and people of all ages who are interested in volunteering can look for opportunities.

Volunteers of all ages can search volunteer opportunities on the www.volunteergreatfalls.org website by their interests and availability and they can also call 727-3400 to learn about opportunities.