Literacy Campaign for Monterey County
After hearing from community leaders and conducting research, the Community Foundation's Board of Directors launched the Literacy Campaign in 2006. The Foundation observed that too many people between the ages of 18 to 35 years have low literacy skills. This fact is holding back progress for these individuals, their families, their communities, and our county. These years, 18 to 35, embrace the important period of young adulthood when people choose careers and become self supporting, usually through employment in a workplace. Many people also become parents during these years and gain the added responsibility of helping children become literate and successful members of the community. Guided by a volunteer Steering Committee, the Literacy Campaign is a five-year (2006-2010) effort to measurably improve literacy among young adults. By giving people ages 18 to 35 years the opportunities to improve their literacy, we place in their hands the power to open doors of opportunity. Beyond those doors they can find fulfillment for themselves and their families.
Select the links on the left for more information including research and grantmaking made available through the Literacy Campaign for Monterey County.
If you have any questions regarding the Literacy Campaign, please contact the Program Officer, Janet Shing at 831.375.9712 x137.
Please check out the powerful right to literacy video:
The Right to Literacy - Onemillion4literacy - Literacy Powerline (Video)
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