Reading and Education for Adult Development

The ability to read, write, do basic math, and use a computer impacts a person's health, employment, financial stability, housing, and community engagement. The read center offers life-changing opportunities to adults seeking to improve their lives by improving their literacy. Read provides small classroom instruction and 1:1 tutoring for Adult learners who need to improve their literacy skills. Read builds instruction around student's personal literacy and life goals because learning is most successful when the content is meaningful, inspiring, and relevant. Read provides training and ongoing support for volunteer tutors who work with students 1:1 and in classrooms. Read connects with like-minded organizations to better serve students.

In the 2023-2024 academic year, the read center provided 11,097 hours of instruction to 211 Adult students through both online and in-person literacy classes and one-to-one tutoring. Students achieved 684 personal goals including increased confidence, improved Reading, helping children with school, and managing their health care. The read center had over 150 volunteers assisting throughout the year providing 8086 hours of instruction and support to students, teachers and staff.