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Nonprofit or community organization
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December 10, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
The mission of the Literacy Alliance of Greater New Orleans is to increase adult literacy by ensuring that effective and innovative approaches to adult literacy are available to all and supported by a committed community.
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May 27, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 25, 2013
New York, New York, United States
Literacy in Motion (LIM) is an organization that will provide greater access to reading material for the families it serves.It is a truth of urban resource allocation that the existence of resources does not guarantee access to these resources. Public libraries have a l...
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June 25, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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August 16, 2011
Athol, Massachusetts, United States
The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Orange/Athol is to promote literacy skills that empower adults to realize their educational, vocational and personal goals.
Since 1975, Literacy Volunteers of Orange/Athol (LVOA) has provided free, confidential and individualized t...
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August 16, 2011
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Nonprofit or community organization
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May 16, 2011
Madison, Georgia, United States
Inspired by the success of the Dollywood Foundation program, and in support of this proactive approach to help children achieve success in education and in life, Robin Ferst formed the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy in 1999. Originating in Morgan County, Georg...
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May 16, 2011
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Nonprofit or community organization
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March 15, 2013
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Changing Lives through Literacy--The mission of Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County is to increase the basic English language and literacy skills of teens and adults in order to improve the quality of personal, economic and community life for all. Our services are de...
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March 15, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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April 2, 2013
Stoughon, Massachusetts, United States
Literacy Volunteers of Stoughton (LVS) is about bringing people together to make a real difference. LVS trains volunteers who provide free, confidential and individualized tutoring to adults in basic literacy and English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). With impro...
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April 2, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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March 20, 2002
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
City Pride is a 10 month AmeriCorps program which brings together a diverse group of men and women responding to Brockton's most urgent needs. It is through the Leaps in Literacy program that members address the important issue of literacy in Brockton's elementary and ...
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December 6, 2010
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Oakland, California, United States
Volunteer Coordinator, AmeriCorps Member
About Super Stars Literacy and AmeriCorps:
AmeriCorps is a national service program, similar to the Peace Corps, that places volunteers in areas of need in the United States. Super Stars Literacy (SSL) is a nonprofit organizati...
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May 17, 2013
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Salinas, California, United States
AmeriCorps, Monterey County United for Literacy seeks literacy tutors to read with K-4th grade students. Our tutors earn a living stipend, serve at least 40 hours a week and are assigned to schools in Salinas, CA. Greenfield positions available upon request. Program dat...
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May 2, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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December 20, 2010
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Read To Succeed, the community literacy collaborative in Rutherford County, will promote reading, with an emphasis on family literacy. This non-profit initiative supports literacy programs and fosters awareness of the importance of reading.
Read To Succeed hosts an A...
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December 20, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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September 6, 2011
Mililani, Hawaii, United States
Glocal Literacy Foundaton supports education for those in difficult circumstances. We support both print and visual literacy. We work primarily in Hawaii, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. We are partnering with an English Language School, STEC, in Hoi An Viet Nam. English...
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September 7, 2011
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Nonprofit or community organization
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March 27, 2007
Beaverton, Oregon, United States
Beaverton Literacy Council strives to increase literacy and English communication by holding ESL classes.
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May 18, 2009
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 25, 2010
Brooklyn, New York, United States
The Arts & Literacy program addresses the educational needs of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Queens' children by providing them with opportunities to create, think, communicate, and problem solve. Program activities build literacy in the widest sense of the word through creat...
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July 2, 2010
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Nonprofit or community organization
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December 15, 2005
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
The mission of Literacy Volunteers of the National Capital Area (LVA-NCA) is to change the lives of adults with literacy needs in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. LVA-NCA exists to empower those who currently cannot read or write to achieve, through increased ...
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June 4, 2008
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Nonprofit or community organization
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February 19, 2013
Potomac, Maryland, United States
News flash! Financial literacy education, as we now know it, is failing miserably. The cyclical repercussions are obvious (one-third of American citizens don't pay all their bills on time. Hello current economy). And the crisis has sent experts, educators and parents in...
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February 19, 2013
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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January 16, 2011
I am very interested in media literacy and gender studies, two fields in which I already have work experience. I spent a summer as an editorial intern with Ms. magazine where I gained valuable fact-checking, copy-editing and research skills. I also spent a year internin...
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January 8, 2013
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Our Generate Awareness Program enables Colleges, Universities and Post Secondary Education institutions to improve the financial literacy of their staff and students. Our team will organize, promote and provide staff and students with seminars and consulting from expert...
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November 14, 2011
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San Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
This position made possible through a partnership with Volunteer Missionary Movement: http://www.vmmusa.org USA.
SHARE is an international non-profit organization that strengthens solidarity with and among the Salvadoran people in El Salvador and the United States in ...
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May 3, 2013
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Cicero, Illinois, United States
The Project CARE literacy tutors help ABE and ESL learners reach their literacy related goals by providing individual and group tutoring sessions as well as necessary academic support. Literacy tutors work under the supervision of Academic Support Specialist. As part of...
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February 20, 2013
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Nonprofit or community organization
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June 28, 2008
Los Angeles, California, United States
Centro Latino for Literacy's mission is to create innovative solutions that transform lives through literacy. We teach literacy to non literate Spanish speakers and provide educational opportunities to those who have not had the benefit of education, especially Latino I...
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October 23, 2012
I am very interested in media literacy and gender studies, two fields in which I already have work experience. I spent a summer as an editorial intern with Ms. magazine where I gained valuable fact-checking, copy-editing and research skills. I also spent a year internin...Last updated January 8, 2013