Free Adult Education in Chatham County
Chatham Literacy is honored to join only 650 other organizations across the United States as a certified Service Enterprise. The Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) awards certification to nonprofits who have proven their excellence in the fundamental and strategic use of volunteers and their skills to address community needs. Service Enterprises are among […]
Guest Author: Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Even as We Breathe is her new release. Annette is the first enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to publish a novel. When: Thursday, November 2, 2023 from noon to 2 pm (registration, games and networking start at 11 am) Where: Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center. Tickets: $100 per person and tables will […]
Once a year the North Carolina Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) presents an award to a business they have partnered with from across North Carolina. This year Chatham Literacy was nominated and then selected out of 200 small business employers across the state as the “Small Employer of the Year.” Monday Chatham Literacy was given this […]
Help us ring in 2023 by investing in adult literacy! Please consider making a gift to Chatham Literacy by midnight tonight, Dec 31st! Literacy opens doors.
A fifth of American adults struggle to read. Why are we failing to teach them? The nation’s approach to adult education has so far neglected to connect the millions of people struggling to read with the programs set up to help them. For more details, read the article in ProPublica. Chatham County trends with this […]
What a great time the Volunteer Appreciation event was! Thanks to those of you who joined us for the potluck dinner, socializing, making new friends and even a little trivia! I wanted to follow up to thank you again for everything you do with and for Chatham Literacy. As I mentioned at the event, 100% of our […]
Nearly 1M people became U.S. citizens in 2022 (click to the left to read the article)! Chatham Literacy is delighted to be a part of that statistic! Despite the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services’ (USCIS) backlog in processing naturalization applications and thus the extended waiting period (much due to COVID-19); last fiscal year (July 2021 […]
Reviews using words like dazzling, playful, extraordinary and masterful only skim the surface of the accolades written about North Carolina native Jason Mott’s most recent novel Hell of a Book, winner of the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. Mott will share details of his award winning work at Chatham Literacy’s Fall for Literacy Author’s […]
June always means schools and graduations are over – and summer reading is on! Start your family’s summer reading by considering books about a national holiday celebration this month called Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth commemorates the anniversary date of June 19, 1865 when the Union Army general Gordon […]
Interested in joining a Board? Chatham Literacy just might be the perfect fit! You can help make an amazing difference in our community by improving lives through literacy. Chatham Literacy is seeking caring, committed individuals to serve on our Board of Directors. Join our diverse group of energetic leaders dedicated to empowering lives through knowledge. […]
