READ UNITED
ReadUnitedisayear-roundseriesofprograms improvingearlyliteracyacrosstheCoastalEmpire.
Wearebuildingpathwaystoupwardmobilityby strengtheningworkforcereadinessandclosingthe literacygapthroughsharedreadingandbyexpanding accesstobooksandresources.
WHYDOESEARLYCHILDHOODLITERACYMATTER?
IncreasedPublic LibraryUse
20,000 1,000 STUDENTS REACHED VOLUNTEERS ENGAGED
ReadUnitedDayreachesEVERYPre-Kto 2ndgradepublicschoolstudentacrossour five-countyregion
49VOLUNTEERS
Secondandthirdgradersmeetwithcaring volunteersfortwice-weekly,structuredreading sessions,helpingstudentsreadongradelevel 38 STUDENTS READUNITEDDAY
(2024–2025schoolyear)
2,100+
Booksdistributedduringsummerprograms (Summerof2024)
ChathamCountystudentsreceiveLiveOakPublicLibraryPLAY cardstoaccessbooksandprogramsatthelibrary!
Libraryusageincreasedbynearly700%afterthe programlaunch.
EveryPre-Kto2ndgradepublicschoolstudentinBryan, Effingham,Liberty,andLongcountiesreceivesanewbookfor theirhomelibrary.
%ofstudentswhoincreased their literacyscores
%ofstudentswhoincreased oneormoregradelevels
Studentsreceivebookstoenjoyoverthesummerandbuild theirhomelibraries.
SummerReadingProgramsareavailableinBryan,Effingham, Liberty,andLongcounties.
