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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 18,000 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

Donate through our GiveButter site by clicking here or by scanning this QR Code with your phone or tablet.

You may also mail us a check to:

Augustine Literacy Project of the Upstate
1100 Log Shoals Road
Mauldin, SC 29662

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:

$1,500 fully funds the training and resources needed to support one tutor for one school year.

$500 covers the cost of a tutor's training materials.

$150 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 professional development Tutor Talk.

$25 will help add resources to the Tutor Library.

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

$7 will provide a child a book of his own.

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.
  • 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 Tutor Resource Manager at tutorsupport@alp-upstate.org or 864.416.1176.

Our Supporters

Thank you to the following community partners for their support.

• Ray & Charyl Schroeder Grace Foundation
• Jolley Foundation
• Rotary Club of the Reedy River — training and continuing education
• Cliffs Residents Outreach — training expenses
• Community Foundation — continuing education for tutors
• Burgiss Foundation — office equipment & library furnishings
• ScanSource Charitable Foundation — decodable readers for students
• Dabo's All In Team Foundation — training support and books for students
• Thrivent Financial — training support and books for students
• Camperdown Academy — printing costs
• Messiah Lutheran Church — office and library space

Thank you to the following individuals for their support in 2025:

Marisa Abate Kristi Apel Gail Barlow Elizabeth Blount William & Annette Bradshaw Monica & Michael Burns John and Lisa Carenen Brooke Clayton Robert Coffey & Julia Kathleen Palmer Wayne & Ann Copeland Julie and Mark Cothran Michael & Kathleen Cox Jaime & Susan Cruz Dawnena Darnall Mary Datwyler Kathryn Davidson Rebecca Del Savio Carolyn Dickert Janet Edie Janet Evered Diana Ferguson Pamela Finigan Mary Fisher Catherine Franch Marilyn Goodrich Eleanor Grosskopf Patricia Goodyear Hall family Andrea Hargette Elaine Hare-Sturm Danny & Emily Harrison Laura Hathaway Lucy Hinson Lizzie Hopkins Teresa Hoover Bob & Mary Anne Inglis Larry and Patti Johanson Kathie Jones Jay Kirkman Colette Kirste Eric Kocher Shayla Larsen Mary Lash Graham & Paula Lawrence Olga Layfield Teresa Lee

Katherine Malone Sara Mansbach Chesnee Marshall Charles & Lynn Martin Debbie & David McCarthy Candis McPheely Anna Mickle Diana Miel Isabel & Chris Mobbs Christine Modafferi Jim & Margaret Morrone Valerie Mosher Kurt & Mary Mueller Barbara O'Neal Rebecca Page Dianne Perry Julianna Purcell Nancy Ray Ann Risdon Denise Ruby Cherron & Greg Saad Deborah Scheumann Jim & Meg Schroder Jimmy & Tracie Segura Stacey Shinas Carol Simicich Deason & Amanda Smith Sandi Smith Alice Sobray Laura Stout Kay Teer Gloria Toney Julie Treu Sue Ugentu Kathleen Violette Leslie Weirmeir Jeannette Wilcox Stephanie Wright