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Thank You for a record-breaking event! $118,360 Raised!

Seeing almost 300 people come together & support our mission was the best gift to receive on May 4th, which was also Freedom Readers’ 12th Birthday! We can’t wait to see what this next year brings and we are grateful to have your support as we go.

Now available! Forever Free, a book by Freedom Readers CEO Tracy Swinton Bailey, PhD.

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“[An] inspirational account… Bailey doesn’t hold back in criticizing systemic inequalities in public schools and society at large, but her optimism shines through. Educators, parents, and school administrators will want to take a look.” — Publishers Weekly

Sharing the joy of reading and so much more.

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“Once you learn to read, you are forever free.” Frederick Douglass

Our Mission

To improve reading skills in low-income communities by providing one-to-one literacy tutoring, free books for home libraries, and an inspiring, high-energy learning environment.

Our Vision

The vision of Freedom Readers Inc. is to interrupt the cycle of poverty by providing opportunities for children to develop advanced literacy skills that will improve their academic performance and increase long-term career prospects.

“Children who read well by grade three are more likely to graduate from high school.” Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation

Designed to support parents and caregivers who are concerned about their child’s progress in literacy, this virtual 6-8 week service is offered in addition to the after school and summer literacy program and Advanced Placement Prep program we already offer.

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Spring 2022 Session Update

After a great deal of analysis and discussion of the recent development of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the leadership team and Board has decided to pause our K-5th grade After School Program and Advanced Placement Prep Program for middle school students.

Therefore, there will be no weekly meetings of any of our teams for the 2021 fall session. We will continue to monitor the situation and hope to be able to return safely to in-person programming in January 2022.

Although our usual offerings will be on hiatus, we will not be suspending our service to the community. Instead of weekly team meetings, Freedom Readers will continue to offer our virtual service to our current scholars and other interested families.

The Reading Lab offers caregivers the opportunity to have their child’s reading assessed, receive a personalized prescription for improvement and follow up with tutoring from a trained Freedom Readers volunteer.

Spring 2022 Session

Week of January 24th through Week of March 21st

Please download & review our Spring 2022 COVID Safety Plan

Caregivers & Tutors, please download, sign & return the below waiver form to your site’s Team Leader or mail them to the Freedom Readers’ office:

Plantersville Elementary School

Wednesdays @ 2:20 pm-3:50 pm

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Piney Grove Baptist in Andrews

Tuesdays @ 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

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Chesterfield Missionary Baptist Church

Thursdays @ 2:45 pm-4:30 pm

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Arnett AME Church in Georgetown

Thursdays @ 4:00 pm-5:30 pm

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Volunteer adult tutors are trained in the skills needed to work effectively at keeping young scholars interested, motivated, and having fun as they learn.

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“I’m So Proud of You” Day

April 6, 2022

We often take for granted how much our words matter. A smile and a “you look nice today.” A nod…

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Impact Stories

Meet Neville Anson – Future Scientist

Neville is a scholar attending our summer session at Mt. Olive AME Church. During the first two weeks at Freedom Readers, Neville struggled to find his confidence when it came time to present his speech in front of the group.... Continue reading

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Books We Love, Love, Love.

Let us take the guess work out of book donations. Simply click on any book below and you will be taken to the book on Smile.Amazon.com. Please have the books shipped to our office at 1012 16th Ave. NW Surfside Beach, SC 29575.

Not only will you bring smiles to the faces of deserving children, but Amazon will make a donation to Freedom Readers for every purchase you order through Amazon Smile. Thanks in advance for your support.

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