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
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 […]
It’s Not too Late to Decorate Your Holiday Door for Prizes and Bragging Rights! You have three more days to take a photo of your decorated holiday door – or create a new one and go wild with your designs! Chatham Literacy’s Holiday Decorated Door Event will accept photos of your door creation through this […]
By now your Christmas tree may be decorated and lights strung outside your home. But what about your front door, side or garage doors, barn or apartment door? Decorate them too and potentially win a great prize and bragging rights with your photo published in the Chatham News + Record! Join Chatham Literacy’s Decorated Door […]
While COVID-19 has forced many senior citizens to stop visiting with their extended families, seniors are finding creative ways to enjoy a virtual visit with their family, especially over the holidays. One way seniors can do this is decorate their front door as a family group by joining Chatham Literacy’s Holiday Decorated Door Contest. No […]
What a success! Thank you for helping us raise $15,000 through our “No Show” Fall for Literacy Book Event & Raffle. Donations we received will allow us to continue providing essential adult literacy services during this pandemic and beyond! 1) Interview with Mountaire Farms; Platinum Sponsor of the No Show Book Event & Raffle. 2) And the winners are… 3) Thanks […]
You don’t have to step outside your door to participate in this fall’s Chatham Literacy Fundraiser. Consider curling up in your jammies while reading celebrated local author Allan Gurganus’ short work, A Fool for Christmas, the focus of this “No-Show” Fall for Literacy Book Event.
