Lawyers for Literacy

Lawyers for Literacy is a civic education program that matches legal professionals with elementary-aged schoolchildren to improve students’ reading skills and spark their interest in civics and history. Once a week for four weeks, volunteers read books provided by the NCBF for around 30 minutes. They may be asked to read to a whole class or work with a small group. After the final visit, the school is given the books that volunteers used, along with others to distribute as they see fit. This program is a great way to have a meaningful impact on the students in your community!

“Lawyers for Literacy Program goes deeper than helping students achieve reading levels. It creates mentorships and relationships students will remember forever.”

– Mr. Cavers, 3rd grade teacher in Charlotte, NC

Please consider supporting the Lawyers for Literacy program by fulfilling our Amazon Wish List, which includes the books and other items that will be gifted to the students served by the program. Thank you!

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, our volunteers created storytime videos for teachers and families to download so that elementary students could continue to have access to the high-quality civic education content and mentoring that the Lawyers for Literacy program regularly provides.