Evergreen Elementary PTA proudly supports and funds Project Cornerstone. Project Cornerstone is committed to helping every young person in Silicon Valley feel valued, respected, and known. We are building a community where adults support children and youth so they find their spark and thrive.
Our amazing volunteer "ABC Readers" visit classrooms to share books with themes that are relevant to a child's social and emotional development. The goal is to help students learn to navigate challenges like peer pressure and bullying.
The process is simple:
Volunteer Training: Our Project Cornerstone leads receive training from the YMCA, then they train our volunteer readers.
Classroom Assignment: Each volunteer is assigned to a specific classroom.
Reading and Activity: The volunteer works with the teacher to schedule a time to read a book and lead a related activity with the students.
We are currently looking for volunteers to be Project Cornerstone readers for the 2025-26 school year!
If you are interested in learning more or becoming a volunteer, please contact our Project Cornerstone Leads at projectcornerstone@evergreenpta.org.
For more information about the overall program, you can visit the YMCA Project Cornerstone website.
ABC Project Cornerstone Leads - Vaidehi Sabnis, Kasturi Ghosh
ABC Project Cornerstone Kinder & TK Lead - Sowmya Kolar