SOAR Program - Chatham Education Foundation

01/04/2019

01/01/2019

Make a difference in 2019! Become a SOAR Volunteer - one hour a week is all we ask. Register today at https://bit.ly/SOARVolunteers2019
Next training is on January 8, 2019.
Students Obtaining Achievements in Reading (SOAR) is looking for reading buddies, HELPS tutors, donors and recruiters. Call (919)533-9037 or email [email protected]

02/21/2018

The students we serve are so hardworking and we are blessed to have wonderful, caring and child centered volunteer tutors trained by Augustine Literacy Project.

"Reading is so important and poor kids have the deck stacked against them," says Cassedy, explaining her new commitment to volunteer at ALP. A former social worker, Cassedy specialized in child advocacy, working at an adoption agency and later, a foster care center. "They all need tutors."

02/21/2018

SOAR tutor Barbara Kassman (January 2018 ALP/SOAR Graduate)

"I have grand kids and they have a gazillion books, but some kids don't," said Barb Kassmann, explaining her reasons for volunteering as an ALP tutor. "And it's really important to teach kids how to read early." Kassmann, a newly retired pediatric nurse practitioner from Pittsboro, completed her ALP training last week as part of the SOAR project funded by the Chatham County Education Foundation.

02/20/2018

Trained our first SOAR tutors (10) in January and have 7 in training this week. Such an honor to coordinate FREE one on one literacy instruction for students in Chatham County not meeting NC Literacy Benchmarks. Such a fantastic group of volunteer tutors. Phenomenal training provided by Augustine Literacy Project of the Triangle. Such wonderful support by my boss Jaime Deitz and the Chatham Education Foundation. What a joy to go to work with people you really like, people have a true interest in children and want to help children SOAR in reading, spelling and handwriting!!! I love my job!!!

01/31/2018

YOU ARE INVITED! Please join us February 1st at 1:00pm at
Central Carolina Community College - Siler City campus to learn about volunteer opportunities with the SOAR Literacy Program. SOAR is Chatham Education Foundation's (CEF) new 1:1 specialized sequential tutoring program for struggling Chatham County elementary students identified as not meeting NC Literacy Benchmarks. Will you help a child SOAR?!

To lean more click on the SOAR Poster http://bit.ly/2GzutiT

Can't attend the meeting? Use our SIGN UP Form to become a SOAR Volunteer Tutor, Donor, Partner or Tutor Recruiter!
https://goo.gl/forms/ntkQbA2r3RnibiOo1

SOAR INTEREST MEEETNG - February 1, 2018 1:00pm
Central Carolina Community College
Community Room - Room 230
400 Progress Boulevard, Siler City, NC

CHANGE THE LIFE OF A CHILD! TUTOR A LOCAL CHILD – TRAINING PROVIDED SOAR, Chatham Education Foundation (CEF)'s new literacy program, is looking to train and connect volunteers to Chatham County Elementary Students. A small investment – 45 minutes, twice a week after-school - will...

01/10/2018

Give the lifelong gift of literacy to a child, become a SOAR Program volunteer literacy tutor, partner or donor! Please join us Thursday, January 11th at noon at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro or at 3:00pm at Virginia Cross Elementary School in Siler City to learn more about Chatham Education Foundation's new program SOAR. Learn about our specialized 1:1 literacy tutoring and how you can provide tutoring to selected 1st and 2nd grade students not meeting literacy benchmarks. The SOAR program addresses the gap in services offered in the schools via the Tier 2, 3 and IEP programs and students that need additional reading assistance. Tutors are trained with the Augustine Literacy Project, a proven program with strong concrete results. Sign up online at https://goo.gl/forms/vW9QpfSOvqH8fw1d2
OR register in person at our next SOAR Meeting on January 11, 2018. Watch a child SOAR in reading, writing and spelling!