North Carolina LiteracyCorps

04/19/2017

Check out Sean's story about his transition from working with children to working with adults. If you're inspired to grow your skills while serving your community, apply for NC LiteracyCorps by May 10th! http://nclc.web.unc.edu/2017/03/07/3118/

04/01/2017

No joke- it's already April! NC LiteracyCorps members gathered for the third quarter team training. We had trainings on transformational lesdership, goal setting, resume workshop, networking, and digital literacy. We also hosted a graduate school panel wit members, SCALE staff and alum. This training without a doubt has been AmeriCorps member powered through and through! .

03/12/2017

"Becoming an AmeriCorps service member has been the best experience for me! Every day at my site Fairview Family Resource Center in High Point is different and rewarding!"
Here is Evelyn in spirit. NC LiteracyCorps wouldn't be the program it is without the amazing dedication of members like Evelyn! Happy last day of AmeriCorps Week!

03/10/2017

John Wright and John Wolf are both serving with K-12 students in NC LiteracyCorps. For AmeriCorps Week, they're highlighting their service in action. Here's a peak of both John W.'s working with students one on one and in small groups to increase literacy skills in the schools they serve. .

03/09/2017

Happy AmeriCorps Week! NC LiteracyCorps members are ! in the state of North Carolina.
https://nclc.web.unc.edu/national-identity-day/americorps-week/

03/08/2017

Hey NC LiteracyCorps members- Here's a great resource to highlight inspiring women and girls not just for International Women's Day, but everyday!

26 Multicultural Picture Books about Inspiring Women & Girls; Children's Picture Book Biographies; African/Asian/Hispanic/diverse Ethnicities; Ages 5 to 12

02/17/2017

NC LiteracyCorps members did many great activities for National Literacy Action Week. Here's just a glimpse of one member's reflections of her event with NCCU America Reads.
http://nclc.web.unc.edu/2017/02/15/nlaw-at-nccu/

Bria Yates is a minimum-time AmeriCorps member serving with AmericaReads at NCCU's campus. For NCCU's NLAW event, we came up with the idea of taking black card stock and cutting it into silhouettes of former presidents and historical figures. With this idea, students were to follow this prompt “If…

02/01/2017

Happy National Literacy Action Week! We'll be posting on the SCALE page throughout Feb 7th.
"JP believes that literacy is freedom - the most important tool in a functioning democracy. Our right to freedom of speech, expression, and religion can be utilized only by a literate public, and as such, it should be the duty of every democratic society to ensure that its citizens can read, write, and express themselves fully and fluently"

11/11/2016

Today is Veteran's Day! Shout out to all the AmeriCorps programs serving veterans and a BIG shout out to NC LiteracyCorps member and veteran, Tiffany! Thank you for your service abroad and at home!

11/08/2016

We have many Make a Difference Day Stories we'll be sharing here and on our website, but this takes the cake! It is clear that while Brianna's making a difference in her tutee's lives, she's also empowering them to make a difference as well!
http://nclc.web.unc.edu/2016/11/02/literacy-and-life-lessons/

Brianna is serving as a minimum-time member at SCALE with the America Reads Program. America Reads is a social justice and literacy initiative at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which prepares college students to work as literacy tutors for children in pre-k through fifth grades. It…

10/25/2016

"Now that I’ve served a full month and have some experience under my belt, I am beginning to recognize what should be emphasized most in recruitment and trainings. And it is that positive relationships are key to student success. " Hear more about Andrew's experience in supporting volunteer tutors at the NCLC blog!
http://nclc.web.unc.edu/2016/10/12/thoughts-on-tutor-student-relationships/

Andrew Deibert serves as a full-time AmeriCorps member for the Youth Education Program (YEP) at the Durham Literacy Center. The YEP is a GED test-prep and college & career readiness program for out-of-school youth, aged 16-24. They offer 1-on-1 tutoring for each subject of the GED test and provide c...

10/10/2016

National Service celebrated the 1 millionth member on Friday! See the stories of our 1in1million members in NC LiteracyCorps at our website below.

On October 7th, AmeriCorps programs across the nation are celebrating the milestone of reaching 1 million National Service participants! Now in its...