We provide funding, comprehensive training, professional learning, accessible research, and New Readers Press digital and print resources to unleash the power of literacy to transform lives.
Leading the advancement of adult literacy in the US and throughout the world.
48 million
US adults
with low literacy skills could read, write, or do math if given the chance to learn.
For over 60 years, ProLiteracy has been working to make strong adult literacy programs stronger.
We are the world’s leader in adult education practice, innovating and building the capacity of all literacy programs everywhere—from the smallest community-based organizations to large adult education programs and institutions.
Adult Literacy Is Changing Lives
Using Technology for Good Brings Bedtime Story to Life for a Low-Literate Mother and her Children
ProLiteracy invited Felicia, a mother of four who is on a journey to learn how to read and write, to experience voice-cloning technology to recreate her voice, allowing her to narrate passages from children's books.
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New Literacy Project in Egypt Will Feed a Neighborhood’s Future
International Literacy Day: In partnership with the Yum! Foundation and KFC, we will help spread literacy and spur lifelong learning throughout Egypt.
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From the Desk of the CEO: Investing in the Adult Learners of Today and Tomorrow
Our back-to-school season often brings feelings of hope and a fresh new start, but there is a bleak reality peeking through the data.
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ProLiteracy Partners with Career Opportunity Platform Guild to Support Working Adult Learners
Through a new partnership with Guild, employees at innovative employers will now have employer-funded access to the New Readers Press High School Equivalency Preparation distance learning program.
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Resources
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Courses & Learning
Explore professional learning opportunities, such as teacher training to develop best practices and executive leadership courses to enhance program success.
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Through generous financial and organizational support, ProLiteracy partners make it possible for us to launch new adult literacy solutions, sustain and grow our existing programs, and advocate for adult literacy initiatives on a local, national, and global level. Join us.
