We continue to work hard to keep our learners and our team safe, connected, informed and engaged. As Lancaster and Lebanon Counties move ahead with plans to reopen, The Literacy & Learning Success Centers have laid out our plan in our Spring 2020 Newsletter. For details, please click here. Or, go to the News & Events page of our website and click “Read More” under “The Literacy & Learning Success Centers: Spring 2020 Newsletter”. See you soon!
A service of the Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon
Low skills create barriers to a good job. There are 65,000 adults in our service area who struggle with low skills. Some of the causes of adult low literacy include learning disabilities, leaving school early, hearing loss, poverty, frequent moving, adverse childhood experiences, and limited English proficiency.
The good news is that skills can be learned. Providing access to high quality, free basic education services gets adults on a career pathway that leads to a good job through stackable credentials and ongoing training.
In the Case for Investment in Adult Basic Education (Kevin Morgan, Dr. Peter Waite and Michele Diecuch), adults participating in adult basic education programs:
Watch this video to learn more about the impact of The Literacy Council…
Supporting adult literacy and basic education in your community is a sound investment. Adult education programs have a measurable 450% return. This comes in the form of increased tax revenue and reduced reliance on social services. Educated citizens work, pay taxes and give back to their communities.
The official registration and financial information of The Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon, LVA, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
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