The challenge… Low-skilled adults are: 2X more likely to be unemployed. 3X as likely to live in poverty. 4X as likely to suffer from poor...

Since 1991 the Literacy Coalition and the Howard County United Way have worked together to improve the literacy skills of local adults....

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...

It is finally going to happen! Our 10th Anniversary Dancing with the Stars is going to happen on August 28th at the Bel Air. It was first...

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...

Since 1991 the Literacy Coalition has been supported in part by the community’s support of the annual United Way campaign. Generally, the...

Watch this short video to understand the value of reading and literacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-h-BhcV7DM This Texas Librarian...

Located outside our offices at 901 South Courtland Ave.

May 2, 2021 4:38 AM Mother of the Year! I just woke up from a dream where my 100-year-old mother was selected as the Mother of the Year....

We all want children to do better in school. The single greatest predictor of a child’s educational success is the literacy level of...

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...

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...

We want to know how you read these days, Many still prefer reading books, others use devices like Kindles and some prefer audiobooks....

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...

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...

Who taught you to read as a child? Was it your mother? Your father? A grandparent? Maybe it was your first grade teacher. Think about the...

They laugh and tell us we should have been doing this a long time ago. We think they are right.

DANCING WITH THE STARS HAS BEEN POSTPONED We are announcing that we are postponing our Dancing with the Stars fundraiser until next...

Here are some of the frequently asked questions from potential students. Q# 1 Does your service cost money? A# 1 No, all of our...