The education provided by Chatham Literacy has a tremendous impact, on the lives of both our students and our tutors. Students gain new skills which help them in their careers, as a role model to their families, and as a member of our community. Tutors are moved and rewarded by seeing their students succeed in their studies and in life.
“Being a tutor has brought me a wonderful new friend from El Salvador, and it has given me the opportunity to watch her blossom as she explores a new country, a new language, and countless new experiences. My student has become a model to me of exemplary energy, planning, dedication, and passion involved in working toward what would have once been unimaginable goals.” – Anne Dobson
Impact
Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023
- 151 adult learners engaged in tutoring services
- 54 tutors volunteered
- 4,047 instructional hours logged
- 60% of adult leaners with 70 instructional hours gained at least one grade level or one literacy level in their reading ability. (National average is 40%.)
- 8 adult learners became U.S. citizens
(142 new citizens since Chatham Literacy started in 2008!
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Our Partners
Community Impact Reports
We are proud of the accomplishments of the Chatham County Literacy Council, our students, and our volunteers, which are chronicled in our annual reports. To learn more about our programming, income, and expenditures, please click on one of the impact reports below.
2022-23 Community Impact Report
Read about all of our accomplishments in the past year.
Please share our story with your family and friends.
– 2021-2022 Impact Report
– 2021 Annual Report
– 2020 Annual Report
– 2019 Annual Report
– 2018 Annual Report
– 2017 Annual Report
– 2016 Annual Report
– 2015 Annual Report
– 2014 Annual Report
– 2013 Annual Report
– 2012 Annual Report
Download the 2022-2023 Chatham Literacy Annual Report
2019 Chatham Literacy Needs Assessment
The purpose of this report is to provide the broadest summary statements, key findings, and recommendations from the Literacy Needs Assessment and Literacy Skills Assessment. This Community Narrative is the first of three increasingly detailed reports. Click below to download the report.