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October 22, 2025 
LOCAL LANDMARKS TO SHINE BRIGHT THURSDAY FOR “LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL” CELEBRATION 
Chattanooga 2.0’s Out-of-School Time Alliance highlights the important role afterschool and summer programs play in supporting young people—and the challenges providers face in sustaining funding, staffing, and  access…
		
				Service members will help kindergarten and first-grade students in Hamilton County Schools learn to read 
 
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August 15, 2025 
Media Contact:
Brandon Hubbard-Heitz 
brandon@chatt2.org   
 
Chattanooga, TN - Chattanooga 2.0 is now accepting applications for 14 AmeriCorps members to serve in its Literacy First tutoring program…
	Funding Supports Workforce Training in High-Demand Fields, Aligning with Statewide Priorities 
 
Chattanooga, TN – May 21, 2025 —  The BlackRock Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Chattanooga 2.0 to expand its  Viable Pathways to Prosperity  initiative—an effort that connects high school graduates…
	In the 2024-2025 school year, there are already 1200 students identified as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Act within Hamilton County Schools. Chatanooga 2.0 is proud to announce  a new county-wide pilot program  designed to end homelessness among Hamilton County School students. In collaboration with…
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November 11, 2024 
Media Contact: Jennifer Andrews | jennifer@chatt2.org | 423.800.2208 
 
New Early Childhood Survey Invites Caregivers to Help Shape the Future for Hamilton County Children 
 
Chattanooga, TN — Chattanooga 2.0 is calling on families in Hamilton County to help build a brighter future…
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October 25, 2024 
Chattanooga, TN — In partnership with Chattanooga 2.0’s Out-of-School Time Alliance, the City of Chattanooga, Creative Discovery Museum, Hunter Museum of American Art, River City Company, Rock City, Frost Stadium, and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga illuminated local landmarks on…
	View the Hamilton County Out-of-School Time Program Locator   
 
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October 3, 2024 
Chattanooga, TN — Chattanooga 2.0’s Out-of-School Time Alliance is proud to announce the launch of a new free online tool designed to help Hamilton County Schools educators and families connect students…
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August 28, 2024 
 
Chattanooga, TN — Now that Hamilton County students have returned to the classroom from summer break, an estimated 500 kindergarten and first-grade students across 12 local public schools will receive free, daily, one-on-one literacy tutoring at the precise age when …