MISSION STATEMENT
The Literacy Council exists to provide literacy instruction to individuals and families to strengthen communities.
We do this:
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regardless of means or ability to pay
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to improve quality of life for individuals
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to advocate for literacy awareness and services
The Literacy Council, founded in 1985, is a not for profit organization that empowers people to achieve.
LITERACY FACTS
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15% of our service area population over 16 has a primary language other than English (SIU 2019 Index of Need Tables)
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Within our service area, there are 34,983 adults (10% of the population) out of school without a high school diploma or equivalent.
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The greatest single indicator of a child's future success is the literacy level of his or her parents (Proliteracy 2019).
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By 2018, 63% of all U.S. jobs will require education beyond high school.
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In a recent survey, 92% of business leaders thought that U.S. workers were not as skilled as they needed to be. Adult Education builds the skills of workers.
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For more information on Adult literacy, visit ProLiteracy