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Since 1991 the Literacy Coalition and the Howard County United Way have worked together to improve the literacy skills of local adults....
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Hard Work = Success!
Mark (not his real name) came to us several years ago to help improve his reading comprehension. His goal was to pass the employment test...
Dan's Fish Fry to support the Literacy Coalition
On Saturday, July 24th we will be hosting a fish fry at our office at 901 S. Courtland Ave., Kokomo. We will be serving Dan’s Fish Fry...
Literacy is the Answer!
Watch this short video to understand the value of reading and literacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-h-BhcV7DM This Texas Librarian...
Parent's Literacy Means Everything!
We all want children to do better in school. The single greatest predictor of a child’s educational success is the literacy level of...
“Because I am tired of being called stupid.”
This is a very busy time of year for us at the Literacy Coalition. Here is a story of one of our students from a previous newsletter we...
What I have learned at the Literacy Coalition!
I have been involved with the Literacy Coalition since 1993 when I joined the board of directors. After six years on the board, I began...
Do you enjoy books?
One of the fun things the Literacy Coalition does is to facilitate a monthly book club. Before COVID we would meet, share snacks and a...
Echoes of Kindness
It was the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day of 2018. Our office was closed but I was working to wrap up some odds and ends. The...
Student Book Clubs
They laugh and tell us we should have been doing this a long time ago. We think they are right.
9/30/2020 Update
DANCING WITH THE STARS HAS BEEN POSTPONED We are announcing that we are postponing our Dancing with the Stars fundraiser until next...
Eight Questions From Students
Here are some of the frequently asked questions from potential students. Q# 1 Does your service cost money? A# 1 No, all of our...