About Us
About United Literacy… a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, United Literacy strives to bring literacy and technology together to better serve and support adult learners and local literacy organizations throughout the United States.
Our lives are filled with words. We read newspapers for news, freeway signs for directions, product descriptions on food packaging for nutritional information, and books for entertainment and education. For the 30 million people in the United States over age 16—14 percent of the adult population—these simple tasks are difficult, if not impossible. According to ProLiteracy, adult low literacy skills can be connected to almost every socio-economic issue in the United States. Low literacy’s effects cost the U.S. over $225 billion each year in non-productivity in the workforce, crime, and loss of tax revenue due to unemployment.
March issue of The Literacy TribuneMarch issue of The Literacy Tribune is now on-line. Read it on-line or download a copy. ProLiteracy - U.S. Conference on Adult Literacy (USCAL)Make plans now to join us at the U.S. Conference on Adult Literacy (USCAL) October 31-November 2, 2013 USCAL 2013 will continue the momentum of USCAL 2011! We will address the important issues facing adult literacy programs in the emerging areas of: SCLLN Literacy Conference 2012: Feb 25SCLLN Literacy Conference 2012 Urgent Action needed -Proposed Elimination of Adult Education at LAUSDDear fellow colleagues: I am writing with grave concern over Superintendent John Deasy's proposal before the School Board of Education to terminate the Adult Education Program for the 2012-2013 school budget. This affects 347,000 youth and adults who are currently enrolled and have very little options to finish their High School and/or get their GED among other educational benefits itemized below. Further it would have a devastating effect on the vision of our 'One Los Angeles' campaign and the welcoming environment that Los Angeles has to immigrants. The LAUSD Adult Education and Career Division provides the following for our hard working parents and residents of the greater Los Angeles community.
Second Start Adult Literacy ProgramSecond Start, the adult literacy program of the Oakland Public Library, has a new mailing address: Volunteers Needed!!It is easy to volunteer for United Literacy. You don’t even need to leave your home. All you need to do is write for The Literacy Tribune. This is a great opportunity to use your writing skills, or to develop them.
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