This year, Roshnic’s Fashion Show is supporting San Antonio Youth Literacy! Donate $1000 to SA Youth Literacy and get 2 free admissions and a gift takeaway when you attend! Donate $500 to SA Youth Literacy and get 1 free admission! For sponsorship level purchases please click here. To purchase individual
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A LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson What better time than during this season of hope, joy and giving to announce that Reading Buddies are once again meeting in person with children across San Antonio. It has been
Thank you for an OUTSTANDING Sip N’ Spell!
We would like to extend a grateful thanks to all who attended and contributed to the success of our SAYL Sip ‘n Spell on Thursday, October 14 at Legacy Park. Our adult spelling bee was a major success! Our volunteers and community supporters came together to celebrate San Antonio Youth
A Letter from the Executive Director
“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
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
Volunteer Spotlight – April 2020
This April, we want to make a special shout out to Dr. Cary Stratton, our Reading Buddy of the Month and the winner of our Refer-A-Buddy Campaign! Cary has been a Reading Buddy volunteer for the past seven years, first learning about the program through his church, First Presbyterian. He
A Message from SAYL
In these difficult times, San Antonio Youth Literacy continues working to provide for the well-being of our students who need special assistance with reading. Since our Reading Buddies cannot be in classrooms right now, SAYL staff is developing a virtual Reading Buddy Program to offer young readers throughout the San
Donor Spotlight – April 2020
A big THANK YOU to State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance for their recent donation of $7,277.25 which allows SAYL to continue to deliver its Reading Buddy Program to children in the San Antonio community. State Farm has been a long-standing supporter of SAYL, and we cannot thank them enough.
Emergency Support for SAYL
Though schools are closed and our traditional Reading Buddy Program is unable to continue for the remainder of the school year, we still need your support! A contribution to SAYL, big or small, will help to ensure the Reading Buddy Program will be around for the 2020-2021 school year, and to