Free Adult Education in Chatham County
Funding received will support our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program which provides free tutoring services through a combination of in-person and distance learning so our adult learners gain the literacy skills needed to better their lives. #dollargeneralliteracygrant
Chatham Literacy is thrilled to announce that we have been selected to receive a 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant. This year, only 750 grantees were chosen from 5,100 applications from across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With this quick-action grant, we will offer digital classes using refurbished laptops, […]
Thank you to our amazing community, local partners, and volunteers for making our inaugural contest such a success. Your creativity, support, and enthusiasm made this so much more than we imagined for a first-time event. The contest has officially closed! Our judges, local authors Daniel Wallace and Jill McCorkle, will now read every entry and […]
Calling all poets! Chatham Literacy is soliciting haiku poems! Challenge your friends and loved ones! Here are the guidelines: – 3 Lines; 5, 7, 5 Syllable Structure– $5 per entry for 18+– $1 per entry younger than 18– Email haiku to admin@chathamliteracy.org with the subject line “HAIKU”– Enter as many times as you want– Open […]
Calling all poets! Chatham Literacy is soliciting haiku poems! Challenge your friends and loved ones! Here are the guidelines: – 3 Lines; 5, 7, 5 Syllable Structure– $5 per entry for 18+– $1 per entry younger than 18– Email haiku to admin@chathamliteracy.org with the subject line “HAIKU”– Enter as many times as you want– Open […]
Calling all poets! Chatham Literacy is soliciting haiku poems! Challenge your friends and loved ones! Here are the guidelines: – 3 Lines; 5, 7, 5 Syllable Structure– $5 per entry for 18+– $1 per entry younger than 18– Email haiku to admin@chathamliteracy.org with the subject line “HAIKU”– Enter as many times as you want– Open […]
For Anita Argueta, education has always been an integral part of her life. When she arrived in the United States from Guatemala, Anita brought with her years of education and experience as a teacher. In her home country, she had studied at the university level and taught both children and adults. “My life was perfect […]
As we celebrate this season of gratitude, we’re especially thankful for the tutors who bring heart, humor, and whole worlds of experience into their work with Chatham Literacy learners. And few people embody that spirit more fully than longtime tutor Lynette “Tempest” — a woman whose passport is nearly as full as her heart for […]
Chatham Literacy’s 2025 Fall for Literacy Luncheon was an uplifting celebration of learning, resilience, and community connection. Held at the Chatham County Agriculture and Conference Center, the annual fundraiser brought together supporters, volunteers, and readers to honor the power of literacy to transform lives. View the highlights of the event here. | View even more […]
When Miriam Lopez arrived in the US in 2000, she came for the same reason most people do: to make a better life for herself and her family. Over the years, she has worked hard, put down roots, and is now the proud mother of three daughters and a six-year employee at Mountaire Farms, a […]
