The Adult Volunteer Literacy Tutoring Project provides training for volunteers who tutor adults over the age of 16 in basic reading, math, writing or language skills. Participating educational agency partners may include libraries, volunteer tutoring organizations, community based organizations, community colleges, regional offices of education, schools (individual & public), pre-school programs, school districts, domestic violence shelters, and correctional facilities. In FY07, 86 programs served 23,569 adults with 8,640 volunteer tutors.
The Family Literacy Project provides instructional services to parents and children to enhance their basic reading, math, writing or language skills together and separately. Participation by the whole family increases the benefits of the instruction. Projects must partner with an adult literacy provider agency, child-at-risk agency and a library. In FY07, 45 projects served 1,331 parents and 1,977 children.
The Workplace Skills Enhancement Project provides on-site instructional services to the employees of Illinois businesses to enable the employees to increase their basic reading, math, writing or language skills, maintain their employment and increase their eligibility for promotion. Eligible employees read at or below the 9th grade level. Grantees must match the grant award and may also provide instructional services to prospective employees. The fiscal agent and submitting agency may be either the educational partner or the business partner. In FY07, 1,731 employees were assessed and/or received instruction through 40 grants awarded to businesses and educational providers.
The PENNY SEVERNS SUMMER FAMILY LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM provides instructional services that enhance the basic reading, math, writing or language skills of both parents and children during the summer, when many traditional educational programs close. Services include educational experiences that build on community resources for family learning. Individual grants are awarded to educational agencies such as libraries, community colleges, community based organizations, school districts and volunteer organizations. For the summer of 2007, 53 projects were funded and served 1,787 adults and 3,040 children.
For documents and applications related to the grant program visit the Adult Literacy web site.
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