Literacy Awareness Month - Support!

Well over here at Having A Voice of Change (HAVOC), we have declared the month of March - Literacy Awareness Month. Yaaaay! Finally a month where we focus on illiteracy rates in our communities, work with families who need help with tutoring/mentoring and also provide FREE information for those who are providing sources to help combat the issue of illiteracy.

This cause is just as important to us as Breast Cancer Awareness and AIDS/HIV. Why? Because since the age of social media (Facebook, Twitter) we have noticed millions of people not being able to type complete and correct sentences as well as several grammatical errors. During the Literacy Promotes Success program in Atlanta this past school year we worked one-on-one with elementary school students helping them with reading comprehension. As well as volunteering at several public schools with third grade students. The number of children who can't read complete sentences + use correct spelling when writing sentences was visibly overwhelming.

The Walk for Literacy combines two causes into one great event. Maintaining and encouraging healthy lifestyles for children in inner-city communities and also READING READING READING.

Some events that we have lined up for the month are
1. Popup book clubs at the Fulton County libraries each week. Adult and children books will be discussed (two separate meetings)
2. Conversations in Black - an artistic event for spoken word, poetry, music and live art. Come out and support local artists as well as hear great music in the city of Atlanta.

3. Walk for Literacy 2012 - will be held March 24, 2012. More details to come.