Literacy: Spanning the U.S.
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Kauai Adult Literacy seeks students
to work on reading, writing
Garden Island: 6.06.2017 by Alden Alayvilla
Kanani Santos was never a good student. He seldom paid
attention in class and his relationship with teachers was subpar.
Add those traits to a lack of commitment and focus,
and the sum was that reading and writing had been difficult for the 39-year-old
business owner.
But his perspective changed two years ago.
“It took me a while to wake up. In my older years, I
felt like it’s time to grow as a person,” Santos said. “I can’t stay on that
level. I wanted to be successful at my business. I wanted to do things. I
wanted to make something out of my life. In order to do that, reading and
writing are the fundamentals of life.”
Santos connected with Dennis Dresser, coordinator for Kauai Adult Literacy, a branch of Hawaii
Literacy. Established in 1971, the volunteer-run nonprofit has helped thousands
of adults learn to read and write and improve their skills.
“We see these people come out, get their citizenship,
get good jobs,” Dresser said. “It just does the heart good.” READ MORE @
This week, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
awarded Spoon River College an $8,000 grant to support adult literacy.
Canton Daily Ledger: 6.07.2017
This local grant award is part of more than $7.5
million in grants awarded to nearly 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations
across the 44 states that Dollar General serves.
“With the help of trained volunteers, qualified
instructors and staff, our programs are centered upon improving our students’
reading, writing, and math levels while understanding their unique needs and
goals. These grant funds help us provide flexible, student-centered,
confidential, and free adult literacy services,” said Chad Murphy, director of
the Spoon
River College Adult Education and Family Literacy Program.
“Our Adult Education program, including staff, is
funded completely by federal and state grants, and Spoon River College is
currently the only adult education provider for literacy, English as a Second
Language, and high school equivalency exam preparation in our district, so we
are extremely appreciative of this grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation,” said
SRC President Curt Oldfield.
“Consistent with our mission of Serving Others, we are
excited to provide these organizations with funding to further literacy and
education across the communities we call home,” said Todd Vasos, Dollar
General’s CEO. “It is always so exciting to see the true and meaningful impact
the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has on both children and adults looking
to improve their lives through literacy.”
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Everywhere Wireless teams up with Literacy Works to
help stem low literacy crisis among Chicago adults
Benzinga: 6.07.2017
More than 30 million adults in the United States, including over half a million Chicago citizens,
have reading, writing and math skills below or at the third-grade level. As a
result, they are four times as likely to be in poor health, two times more
probable to be unemployed, ten times more likely to raise children with low
literacy skills and can expect to earn half as much over their lifetimes
compared to adults with more advanced levels of literacy.
In other words, low literacy is a serious national
crisis that's taking a particularly tough toll on adults in Chicago. To help
bring the crisis to its knees, Chicago-based Internet service provider Everywhere
Wireless has joined forces with Literacy Works,
which since 1995 has been committed to building a strong network of adult
literacy programs, connecting learners and tutors to opportunities, and
empowering diverse organizations to effectively serve adults with low literacy.
With the goal of helping teach 1,000 Chicagoans to
read, the Everywhere Wireless + Literacy
Works Partnership is focused on two key events: READ MORE @
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