“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” – Frederick Douglass
The Amazing Mary Walker: America’s Oldest Student is a truly inspirational piece, enjoyable for young and old alike. It is a beautiful story of what is possible and how far we can go with hard work and love for God.
Softcover is $12.99 and is currently available TODAY!
To measurably increase literacy and journalistic training over the next three years and then strategically manage its outcomes to promote poverty relief.
Helping those students that are slow achievers and/or are below grade level though a partnership with Lexia Learning Systems.
Mobilizing Churches to help support literacy efforts & economic stability for One Chattanooga through Summer Empowerment Camps
We have specially-trained advocates who support victims and survivors through crisis situations and work with them for as long as they need, even after the crises has been resolved.
Monitoring, Mentoring & Maintaining investments in Chattanooga College & Vocational Students by awarding scholorships.
Through our partnership with the Chattanooga News Chronicle, we foster journalism and literacy efforts. Chattanooga News Chronicle is a 30-Year Old Newspaper.
Mary Walker was born in 1848 in Union Springs, Alabama, and was enslaved until she was 15 years old when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863. She was married and had her first child by the age of 20. She had worked a variety of occupations by the time she was 68, including cooking, cleaning, babysitting, and selling sandwiches to earn funds for her church. Walker and her family then relocated to Chattanooga, Tennessee, In 1917. by the age of 114, she had lost all three of her children as well as her husband.
Walker received a number of medals and accolades for her endurance and determination, including the Key to Chattanooga. She was also designated Chattanooga’s Ambassador of Goodwill twice and was certified as the Nation’s Oldest Student by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Willie Kitchens, former lead singer of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Impressions, talks to students at Camp REACH. By Jaelyn Moon, 14, of East Ridge High
Former State Rep. Robin Smith Told Local Camp Reach Teens That Being Good Christians Makes Good Citizens By Aaron Capp Tarver Being born in America makes a person an
Why is Father’s Day Important? By JaMya Rogan and Ashley Hampton In recognition of Father’s Day on June 19, student reporters, JaMya Rogan and Ashley Hampton, at Camp REACH asked
Award-winning TV Personality Greg Funderburg Offers Camp Reach Teens a Message of Hope By Camm Ashford Award-winning WTVC NewsChannel 9 personality Greg Funderburg last Wednesday met with Camp REACH
Mary Walker Foundation hosts Work-based Learning Literacy Camp Chattanooga Foundation fights poverty through literacy at Camp REACH CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Maximizing the time of summer, Chattanooga’s Mary Walker Foundation begins its
Network Transport officials unveil plan to increase diversity and inclusion Officials at Network Transport unveiled a plan to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion among its workforce during a special grand opening celebration Tuesday
Mary Walker Foundation’s Reading Programs Open Doors To A Better Future It is no secret that reading is one of the most important skills to learn. If a child doesn’t
