“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.” – Sun Tzu As all of us know, in March of this year, we were thrown into chaos that none of us would ever have possibly imagined. Everyday life as we knew it would be no more. The simple routines were
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Healthy Minds and Warm Hearts: How Reading is Self-Caring
As we draw closer to the winter holidays, we come to a time of year that is marked with family, cozy blankets, and relaxing indoors away from the bite of winter weather. Many of us have undoubtedly spent a majority of our time indoors this year and one of the
Heart-Warming Winter Children’s Books for a Cold Winter Night
San Antonio weather may not provide the perfect winter wonderland but believe me when I say that these Children’s Books about Winter will surely capture the spirit of the season. Reading to a child during a winter break is a perfect way to keep the gears moving and keep your
Executive Director Note – March 2020
“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.” – Maya Angelou For the past several years, San Antonio Youth Literacy has participated in The Big Give and will do so again in 2020. For those of you not familiar with The Big Give, it is a drive held annually for one
Donor Spotlight March 2020
Getting support from those in our community means so much to the SAYL Reading Buddy Program and CPS Energy exemplifies that support through her recent donation of $20,000. This generous donation allows San Antonio Youth Literacy the opportunity to continue to deliver it program to those children struggling to read on
SAYL’s Refer-a-Buddy Campaign
Help Spread the word – Refer a Buddy! Word of mouth has been SAYL’s number one source of recruiting many wonderful volunteers. It’s volunteers like you who share our passion and goals that give us the opportunity to continuously promote healthy reading habits to the many children in need. There
Reading Buddy Tip – January 2020
Building Your Buddy’s Confidence as a Reader You can probably think of times in your life where being less skilled at something that others seemed to be able to do quite well made you feel inadequate or inferior. Many students experience similar feelings when they recognize they are not reading
Donor Spotlight January 2020
THANK YOU to Valero Benefit for Children for graciously awarding a grant in the amount of $10,000 to San Antonio Youth Literacy’s Reading Buddy Program, and to William and Margaret Klesse for a gift totaling $2,500. Both Valero and The Klesse Foundation continue to be ongoing supporters of SAYL, and for that
Executive Director Note January 2020
“The horizon leans forward offering you space to place new steps of change.” ~ Maya Angelou By the time you read this we will have entered not only a new year but a new decade. Wow! 2020. Over at least the past five years, the community has been setting educational goals to reach
Volunteer Spotlight January 2020
Congratulations to our Reading Buddy of the Month—Paty Ceja! Paty has been a Reading Buddy for three years and first heard about the program through Valero Energy’s volunteer committee. With children of her own, Paty has always known the importance of learning how to read. As she says, “Learning how