Ymca and family literacy programs

Want to learn more? Become a Volunteer Tutor. Apply Today. This program is tailored to the literacy and English language needs of adult students. We provide instructional materials but also encourage students to bring things they want to read so they are building skills that help them at home, at work, and in their community.

How to register. Typical Tutoring Session. In response to the forecast that the median wealth of Black Americans will fall to zero by , Goalsetter launched a movement to help 1 million Black kids open savings accounts. As a key partner in the Drafted initiative, the Y will encourage Y families to participate in the project by downloading the app and drafting a kid they love into the league of financial literacy.

Families who sign up their kids for Goalsetter will be providing their children a leading-edge banking and financial education app, which includes access to:. Goalsetter can help Y families not only save money, but also make educated spending decisions.

Depending on the skill-level, the groups work on letter recognition, letter sounds, putting words together and meaning and comprehension. Initial assessments, which were taken around the beginning of the school year, helped staff place each student into the proper group. Throughout the year, there will be a mid-semester and then a post-assessment to gauge progress. With after-school programs already in place, staff pull from the after-school roster and have around 55 students participating in the program.

The kids are not just learning literacy, but they are learning to work together and on their behavioral skills. Pennywell starts at one end of the room and works his way to the opposite, giving each student a chance to identify the letter of the alphabet on the flashcard and come up with two words beginning with that letter. Through a partnership with Wake County, the Y will provide one to two weeks' worth of shelf-stable and fresh food through June We believe swimming is a life skill and all children and adults should have access to water safety classes and basic swim lessons.

Our YMCA is committed to bridging the education gap. That's why we developed Y Learning a standardized academic support program for students in grades K — 8 who struggle to reach school-system benchmarks.