Youth Programs
After School Tutoring Program (ASTP)
Uses high school mentors, retired school teachers, and community volunteers, guided by ALCFRC staff to tutor elementary, middle and high school students who are performing below grade level in reading, writing and mathematical skills.
Summer Youth Literacy Program (SYLP)
Created to fulfill a need expressed by the parents/guardians of ASTP students, SYLP focuses on the core competencies of reading, writing and mathematics and serves as a bridge between academic school years. Students work one-on-one or in small groups with tutors to ensure they are ready for the upcoming school year.
Project Smile
Helping kindergarten - 5th grade students improve their self-esteem. Project Smile provides in-school self-esteem and social mentoring on a weekly basis to students who are showing interfering behaviors.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Mailing free books to Limestone County children as funding allows. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free high-quality books to children from birth to age five. ALCFRC is proud to have this highly awarded program under our wing for Limestone County. The program is funded in part by local government, churches, civic groups and other entities. Currently, our funding only allows for books to be mailed to children who live in the 35620, 35614, 35671, and 35739 ZIP codes.
Family Assistance through Community Ties (FACT) Program
ALCFRC is partnered with Athens City and Limestone County School systems to address external and internal social barriers that interfere with academic performance.
