Shining a Light on Literacy
Light a Candle for Literacy (LACFL) is a volunteer-run after-school and summer literacy program founded by longtime Southside community and literacy advocate, Geneva Hayden. Based on Syracuse’s Southside in the Brighton neighborhood, LACFL serves school-age youth in Kindergarten-5th grade. Our program operates daily after school from 3 to 5 p.m. and focuses on reading, homework help, and character development. We also operate a 6-week program during the summer program.
What We Do
Homework Help
Daily homework help is available to our students through our volunteer tutors.
Childhood Literacy
We help develop the language and literacy skills needed to become successful readers.
Character Building
We teach character-building activities such as honesty, respect, and civic duty.
"65% of America's fourth graders do not read at a proficient level. 61% of low income families have no books at all in their homes for their children. 1 in 4 children in America grow up without learning how to read."
