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Our growth to date in the Upstate has been made possible by the generous support we have received from individuals, companies, foundations, faith-based organizations — and our hard-working volunteers. With this help, Augustine has already been able to provide over 9,000 hours of specialized tutoring to our area's most vulnerable.

Please consider helping the Augustine Project of the Upstate continue to grow. We would like to train more volunteer literacy tutors to help us reach more of the Upstate's young, disadvantaged, at-risk readers. A child's life is changed when he or she begins to acquire the literacy skills of reading, writing and spelling, and to feel confident in the classroom. There is still a strong need, and we do make a significant impact on their lives.

You can help in many ways — through a financial donation, becoming an Augustine tutor, volunteering in other ways, or just helping to spread the word about us to potential tutors, schools, and donors.

Donation

We are a not-for-profit, charitable, 501(c)3 organization. Donations to the Augustine Literacy Project of the Upstate are tax-deductible.

Your kind donation, no matter the size, is sincerely appreciated, and put to good use. Here are some examples of where your financial donation may go:

$1,000 will train and support one Augustine tutor through 60 lessons.

$600 covers the cost for training supplies (including copying), meals, snacks and drinks for one of the summer training sessions for 12 tutors, 2 instructors and 8 coaches.

$300 covers the cost of a tutor's training materials, for those who cannot afford that up-front cost.

$100 will provide one year's worth of decodable, specialized books for a student at that student's reading level.

$50 will fund the costs for a monthly Tutor Talk (materials, copying and snacks).

$25 will help add resources to the Tutor Library.

$15 buys a set of 3 Yes, I Can Read books by Deborah Watkins.

$5 will provide a child a book of his own.

Donations can be made online via PayPal using the Donate button at the top of the page or mailed to:

Augustine Literacy Project of the Upstate
2435 East North Street, Suite 1108-266
Greenville, SC 29615

ALP is also eligible for matching gifts from corporations, which might include your employer.

Volunteer

• Become an Augustine Tutor
• Become a Community Partner:
  • Host an open Augustine Literacy Project Information Session for potential donors, recruiting volunteer tutors and more.
  • Invite us to make a specific presentation at your organization about our work in the Upstate oriented towards those interested in becoming tutors.
  • Provide space for us to train our tutors.
  • Host a fundraising event or book drive.
• Other Volunteer Opportunities:
  • Help us with clerical tasks.
  • Provide some volunteer expert advise in such areas as Marketing and Advertising, Grant Writing, and more.

If you have any questions, please contact our director, Ann Copeland, at augustine.upstatesc@gmail.com or 864.680.1533.

Our Supporters

Thank you to the following community partners for their support.

• ScanSource Charitable Foundation — 2018, 2019 & 2020 training costs & decodable readers for students
• Dabo's All In Team Foundation — 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 training and continuing education scholarship funds
• Thrivent Financial — 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 books for students
• Usborne Books & More — 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 Book Drives
• Camperdown Academy — 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020 training site
• Pleasantburg Rotary Club — 2018 decodable readers for students
• Wednesday Night Book Club — 2019 training and continuing education scholarship funds
• The Hultquist Firm — accounting and tax services
• Infinity Marketing — 2017 marketing presentation
• Miracle Hill Ministries — 2016 training site
• Camperdown Academy — 2016 printing costs
• Starbucks Coffee
• Merovan Office Center — 2016 training site
• QuikTrip Charities — 2016 Grant
• The Fresh Market
• St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church — 2014 & 2015 training site
• Your Pie — 2014 Fundraiser
• Barnes & Noble — 2013 Book Drive
• Frazee Center — past training site
• Bethel Baptist Church — past training site
• Redeemer Presbyterian Church — office & library space

Thank you to the following individuals for their support in the last year:

Elizabeth Blount Monica & Michael Burns John & Lisa Carenen Elizabeth Coates Robert Coffey & Julia Kathleen Palmer Wayne & Ann Copeland Michael & Kathleen Cox Roy & Siri Craft Marie Crumpler Jaime & Susan Cruz Carolyn Dickert Jill Fivecoat & Tom Dankovich Catherine Franch Eva & Manfred Gollent Elaine Hare-Sturm

Danny & Emily Harrison Kelly Harrison-Maguire Bob Johnston Marie LaFayette Graham & Paula Lawrence Joan Leaman Colin & Valerie Martin Steven & Linda Milam Kenneth & Paulette Mobbs William & Louise Moore Scott & Denise Ruby Jimmy & Tracie Segura Patricia Sherman Henry & Connie Van Dyke Judi Wojciechowski