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30,311 BOOKS GIVEN IN 2021! More than 8,100 Galveston County children received a book in 2021! Volunteers, like the Ball High Key Club, help monthly at the SMART Book Bank in Room 180 of the Scott Building, 4116 Ave. N 1/2, Galveston. Reserve your space with a text (409) 771-4155. Hang out with friends for a good cause. Email SMARTFamilyLiteracy@gmail.com to schedule a time. | TNMP DONATION BUYS BOOKS! Volunteers can join us Saturday, February 12th beginning at 10:00 am for a book stickering get-together at Hayley Elementary (TCISD) in LaMarque. We will unpack 1,600 books and place "Eat Fresh Veggie" stickers on the back. The books will be used in the classroom. Thanks to this partnership, every student at Hayley will be given 3 awesome new books for keeps! | LETTUCE GROW! Join us in the family literacy garden on Saturday, January 22nd from 7:30 to 9 AM, weather permitting. All tools will be provided. In addition to giving some weed-pulling attention to the butterfly garden, volunteers will learn to grow leaf crops like buttercrunch lettuce and spinach. RSVP by text (409) 771-4155. Address: 6901 Avenue P, Galveston. |
30,311 BOOKS GIVEN IN 2021!
More than 8,100 Galveston County children received a book in 2021! Volunteers, like the Ball High Key Club, help monthly at the SMART Book Bank in Room 180 of the Scott Building, 4116 Ave. N 1/2, Galveston. Reserve your space with a text (409) 771-4155. Hang out with friends for a good cause. Email SMARTFamilyLiteracy@gmail.com to schedule a time.
TNMP DONATION BUYS BOOKS!
Volunteers can join us Saturday, February 12th beginning at 10:00 am for a book stickering get-together at Hayley Elementary (TCISD) in LaMarque. We will unpack 1,600 books and place "Eat Fresh Veggie" stickers on the back. The books will be used in the classroom. Thanks to this partnership, every student at Hayley will be given 3 awesome new books for keeps!
LETTUCE GROW!
Join us in the family literacy garden on Saturday, January 22nd from 7:30 to 9 AM, weather permitting. All tools will be provided. In addition to giving some weed-pulling attention to the butterfly garden, volunteers will learn to grow leaf crops like buttercrunch lettuce and spinach. RSVP by text (409) 771-4155. Address: 6901 Avenue P, Galveston.
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GARDEN VOLUNTEERS You can arrange a volunteer workday or regular time to work and learn in our SMART teaching gardens. Groups and individuals grow vegetables, which are harvested by families. The spaces are used for teacher workshops and family classes, such as Mardi Garden Harvest Days, beginning Tuesdays in February. Food is given free to families and other participants. | SMART's ACTIVE BOARD The all-volunteer Board of Directors includes medical, education, and business professionals and represent expertise in science, math, art, reading, and technology (SMART). This active group, dedicated to early childhood and health literacy, pulls weeds, builds fences, reads to children, helps with bookkeeping, paints murals, and hosts teacher conferences and family events. For the 2022 roster, visit https://www.smartfamilyliteracy.org/the-team. | 1,000 LITERACY LEADERS The SMART team trains others to read aloud to children and to teach important health and safety topics. The next training will take place on Wednesday, March 23rd. The topic will be "What's in your family's emergency backpack?" To sign up to help SMART spread this helpful information before the next storm season, register for a Zoom session at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsceCgrDgrGtOaJN_iQauCtwyZi3E5fKig. |
GARDEN VOLUNTEERS
You can arrange a volunteer workday or regular time to work and learn in our SMART teaching gardens. Groups and individuals grow vegetables, which are harvested by families. The spaces are used for teacher workshops and family classes, such as Mardi Garden Harvest Days, beginning Tuesdays in February. Food is given free to families and other participants.
SMART's ACTIVE BOARD
The all-volunteer Board of Directors includes medical, education, and business professionals and represent expertise in science, math, art, reading, and technology (SMART). This active group, dedicated to early childhood and health literacy, pulls weeds, builds fences, reads to children, helps with bookkeeping, paints murals, and hosts teacher conferences and family events. For the 2022 roster, visit https://www.smartfamilyliteracy.org/the-team.
1,000 LITERACY LEADERS
The SMART team trains others to read aloud to children and to teach important health and safety topics. The next training will take place on Wednesday, March 23rd. The topic will be "What's in your family's emergency backpack?" To sign up to help SMART spread this helpful information before the next storm season, register for a Zoom session at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsceCgrDgrGtOaJN_iQauCtwyZi3E5fKig.
CONTACT US
SMART Family Literacy, Inc.
MISSION STATEMENT: To deliver active, innovative, and inclusive educational programs, integrating science, math, art, reading, and technology (SMART), so that learners of all ages can achieve and thrive
VISION FOR THE FUTURE: Education Reinvented, Creating Healthy Inspired Resilient Learners
