Free Adult Education in Chatham County
Thanks to all for helping us raise $47,000! At our Spring for Literacy Author Luncheon with the award winning Lee Smith we had an astounding attendance of 252 guests that ate, laughed, listened, and enjoyed in the merriment of how books can change lives through the art of storytelling. If you missed this luncheon be […]
SILER CITY — After three decades in the United States, Guatemalan native Dora Interiano finally achieved last December what she’d spent over a year working toward: U.S. citizenship. To her, it makes a world of difference. “I’m from Guatemala, but now I’m from here,” she told the News + Record in Spanish, smiling. “ … […]
Are you looking for a meaningful volunteer experience? Got some free time on your hands? Chatham Literacy is seeking volunteers to serve as instructors to adults 18 years and older. WE ESPECIALLY NEED TUTORS IN SILER CITY! We need tutors for:– Reading, Writing and Math;– English for Speakers of Other Languages;– Citizenship Preparation;– Financial Literacy […]
Why our volunteers chose Chatham Literacy and why they think literacy is important.
For Volunteer Appreciation Day, April 20th, we celebrated some of the many volunteers who give their time to Chatham Literacy and make our programs possible. We had 18 volunteers, 1 adult learner and all of our staff in attendance for yesterday’s volunteer appreciation event. We laughed, we shared stories, and we celebrated one another’s passion […]
DJ and Vicki played in the Lee County State qualifier AND now they are headed to the State Championship in September 2023. Give it up for our literacy team of pickleballers! Way to go ladies.
Chatham Literacy Employment That Empowers We want to share a student story that shows us how important it is to have people in our lives that prioritize literacy. People like YOU who donate the time, dedication, and commitment that makes all of our programs possible. Without you we would not be able to change […]
Save the Date! Famed Southern Writer Lee SmithTo Headline Chatham Literacy Spring Event Described as a “preeminent voice of the South,” award-winning author Lee Smith will headline Chatham Literacy’s Spring for Literacy Author Event at the Governor’s Club on Wednesday, May 17th from 11:00am to 2:00pm.Smith will discuss her latest novel “Silver Alert” which critics […]
This past Monday, in collaboration with Galloway Ridge and The Governors Club, 11 tutors were trained for the new and exciting partnership we are starting with Galloway Ridge and The Governors Club. This partnership brings tutor training to residents in both locations and they are then paired up with a student who is also a […]
For several years Chatham Literacy and Chatham Trades wanted to partner to combine services. At the end of last year in November we were able to finally make this happen through our Adult Goal Based Literacy class with two of our amazing volunteers, Linda and Dennis Nalty. Three months into our partnership and class we […]
