What the Craven Literacy Council Does
- Provides free on-on-one and small group literacy instruction
- Creates individualized curriculum based on each student's abilities and goals
- Provides continuing education to tutors and students through mentoring, training and computer labs
- Increases public awareness of literacy through community events
We need to improve literacy in our local community because:
- We need a productive and growing workforce
- We want families to thrive
- We want lower health care cost and more efficient health care
- We want to reduce poverty and get people off of welfare.
Our Story
Craven Literacy Council is a volunteer-based provider of adult literacy instruction. For 25 years, CLC has been changing lives of families in Craven, Jones, and Pamlico counties by providing adults with a place to establish and enhance basic reading and writing skills. In recent years, CLC has also developed a curriculum to teach non-native speakers English as a Second Language. We use individualized learning plans for adult learners and supplement this instruction with small groups and specialized class instruction.
In 2009-10, CLC had over 125 specially trained volunteer tutors
certified by ProLiteracy who worked with nearly 200 students. Most
of our students are actively employed in our local labor market and are
learning to be even more productive individuals, workers, parents and
citizens.
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Why Should You Care?
Adults with low literacy skills do not have the full range of economic, employment, social and personal choices which are available to people with higher levels of literacy. Low literacy affects companies and their ability to be productive and profitable. It also affects our community in terms of higher social services and health care costs.
If you or someone you know wants to work to improve their reading skills for any reason, we look forward to hearing from you.
