Literacy for Life's Empowering Parents program, a new partnership with Matthew Whaley Elementary School, officially launched in February with the goal of helping parents who need help the most.

According to the Barbara Bush Foundation’s National Action Plan, more than half of American adults between the ages of 16-74 read below a sixth-grade level.

Fortunately, here in Manitowoc County we have trained community volunteers who provide free tutoring for adults through the One-to-One Adult Literacy Partners program of Manitowoc Public Library.

Diane Shimota is the adult literacy coordinator at A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St., Redlands. Call her at 909-798-7565 ext. 4138 or email [email protected] . All literacy services are ...

Literacy for Life, a nonprofit that provides individualized instruction in reading, math and a wide variety of other skills to adult learners on the Peninsula, is celebrating its 50th anniversary ...

It included 162 participants who were all students in Literacy for Life Foundation’s Aboriginal adult literacy campaign. We also drew on NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research data.