What Literacy Means to Me
The members of Leadership Chatham, Class of 2018, as part of Chatham Chamber of Commerce, produced this video to help promote Chatham Literacy.
Resolve to Get Involved!
It’s a new year and Chatham Literacy needs you. 1) Sign up to become a tutor. 2) Become a member of one of our agency committees. 3) Find out more to become a board member. 4) Make a financial contribution…help us start 2018 with a bang! By donating, you become part of our adult students’ success. […]
Honor Someone in Your Life
Give the gift of literacy this holiday by making a contribution in honor of someone. We will then send your special someone a holiday card or an email to let him or her know of your gift. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is one of the programs we provide. Our ESOLÂ program is designed […]
Six Carolina Meadows Employees Celebrate Becoming U.S. Citizens
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Months of hard work has finally paid off for six studious staff members at Carolina Meadows, a continuing care retirement community, who earned U.S. citizenship with the assistance of an innovative partnership between Chatham Literacy and Carolina Meadows staff and residents. The new U.S. citizens were honored for their achievement with […]
Literacy Swings rocked!
Chatham Literacy ended its National Literacy Month celebrations on a high note with Literacy Swings!, an evening of big band music and dancing that raised $3,500 for adult literacy and educational programs in Chatham County. Thanks to the 80 people who joined us at Pittsboro Roadhouse on September 27th to hear The Ambassadors, a 20-member swing-era […]
Get your T-shirt now
Chatham Literacy has a new National Literacy Month campaign theme this year – Literacy: Never too early! Never too late!  You can help us spread the word simply by wearing one of our new T-shirts in your community or, if you have a business, by partnering with us. This is the third year for our […]
A fabulous ‘Spring’
We are grateful to everyone who sponsored, attended, and helped with the 6th annual Spring for Literacy  luncheon. The event at Governors Club drew nearly 200 Chatham Literacy supporters and raised $15,000 to help fund our free adult literacy programs. Special thanks to author Daniel Wallace, who offered great insights about writing and style, and to […]
2016 Chatham Literacy Luncheon
Chatham Literacy has set the date for its annual Literacy Luncheon. Mark your calendar to join us at Governors Club on April 6 from 11 AM to 2 PM. We are very excited to have Daniel Wallace as our guest speaker. Mr. Wallace is the author of “Big Fish” and several other excellent books. Tickets […]
We appreciate your support
Because of support from caring people like you, Chatham Literacy met its funding goal of $113,000 for the 2014-15 fiscal year, which ended June 30. The funding made it possible for us to teach 185 adults who learned to read so that they could earn a GED, become a U.S. citizen, obtain a job or […]
Thank you!
Our 5th annual Spring for Literacy luncheon was a huge success, with 169 people attending. A hearty thanks to our featured guests, author Jill McCorkle and adult learner Katerina Sinha, who inspired us; to our generous sponsors and donors;  to all who attended, and to the hard-working team of  volunteers who put the event together. […]