Down East Radio Reading Service, Inc.
Charity Organization
Why pick this one
Down East Radio Reading Service, Inc. provides free receivers and local newspaper broadcasts for blind or print-impaired listeners in Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties.
Best for
- Blind or print-impaired listeners needing local newspaper and community news access
- Eligible listeners without internet access who need a specialized radio receiver
- Listeners in Nash, Edgecombe, or Wilson counties
- Donors supporting volunteer-operated accessibility services
Specialties
- Local newspaper and printed-material audio reading
- Radio programming for blind and print-impaired listeners
- Free receiver placement for eligible listeners
Certifications
- 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity
- Partnership with North Carolina Reading Service
- International Association of Audio Information Services, Inc.
What makes them different
- Provides local broadcasts for Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson counties
- Serves more than 1,000 individual listeners and listening stations
- Broadcasts continuously 24 hours a day
- Provides specialized receivers at no cost to eligible print-impaired listeners
- Operates entirely through volunteer support with no paid employees
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 553 Tarrytown Ctr, Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1768
- Phone
- 12524437551
- Website
- https://www.downeastreading.org
- downeastreading@gmail.com
Services
- Radio reading broadcasts
- Local news audio programming
- Free receiver loans
- Audio streams, podcasts, and downloads