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Four of our Adult Literacy students share their stories.
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Tutor a child, change a life.
An unmet need and a substantial waiting list The Literacy Council of Buncombe County’s biggest current need is additional volunteer tutors for the Augustine Project. This program serves low-income children who read, write, and/or spell below grade level. The current waiting list has more than 50 children seeking tutoring. Tutoring is one-on-one and every new…
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Reaching Children Who Need Books the Most
A program designed for all children The Literacy Council of Buncombe County currently has the capacity to enroll 1,905 children in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library thanks to funding from Buncombe Partnership for Children and the NC state legislature. This book gifting program mails a free, age-appropriate book to enrolled children every month from birth until…
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2018 Spelling Bee is a Happy Success
The Literacy Council’s 27th Annual Spelling Bee crowned Malaprop’s Buzz Killz as this year’s winners. The Imagination Librarians judged the event with aplomb despite the weight of their wigs. It was a fierce competition that came down to the final three teams: The Words & The Bees (Soomo Learning), The Phonetix (ESOL Tutor Team), and…
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Learning About Building Equity and Social Justice
The Literacy Council staff is investing time in learning about building equity and social justice within the Literacy Council, in the nonprofit sector, and in our local community. Here are some resources that we are using to equip ourselves with knowledge and educated opinions. Volunteer tutors may be interested in learning through these same resources,…
