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It’s Simple: Build Stronger Programs & Serve More Adults
Literacy is the first step to solving almost every social justice issue our country faces. Poverty. Unemployment. Housing security. Incarceration. Health care.
We know what ProLiteracy’s founders knew over 60 years ago—literacy is a right.
Today, we continue their march for social justice through literacy. We work tirelessly to ensure that every adult in need of literacy services, no matter where they live, has access to the same level of services across the board.
To do this, we focused this year on making sure that adult education programs everywhere have equal access to the best training and resources, regardless of their budget, so they can best serve every adult who comes through their doors.
We looked hard at what we can do to ensure program leaders, instructors, and tutors have the capabilities to serve students’ needs. With our generous supporters, we doubled down this year on our commitment to give the field access to more and ongoing professional learning opportunities that matter to them, because with well-trained educators, the sky is the limit.
Think about it: The partnerships we’ve cultivated, the instructional tools we’ve developed, and the grants and resources we’ve provided would be lost without the people who understand their worth to the adult who wants to improve their life.
Therefore, nothing is done in a bubble.
As we expanded our efforts to provide training and professional learning, we have also worked to provide educators with access to new and relevant tools to work with. It’s not enough to just train the tutor, we have to also ensure they have what they need to help the next adult, and the one after that, who walks into their classroom.
Empowered programs empower learners. This can translate to entire families breaking the cycle of poverty, lower recidivism rates, and healthier communities.
I hope you enjoy our Annual Impact Report.
Mark Vineis, CEO
About ProLiteracy
There are 48 million adults in the US, and nearly 800 million worldwide, who lack the basic reading, writing, math, and computer skills needed to participate in society at a functional level.
ProLiteracy’s mission is to change that. By supporting adult literacy programs nationwide that work tirelessly to help adults achieve their goals, we are building equity in educational access to create stronger, healthier communities through literacy.
As the leader in adult literacy practice, we are uniquely positioned to advocate for and build the capacity of all literacy programs, from the smallest community-based organizations to the largest programs and institutions, giving us the ability to reach more adults.
We provide programs and practitioners with leading edge training and professional learning, timely and relevant research, grant opportunities, and high-quality print and digital instructional tools through New Readers Press so that they can meet any adult at any level with open doors and effective support.
We help programs help adults improve their confidence, earn family-sustaining wages, access health care, and witness a brighter future for their children.
I am humbled to see the ‘what,’ but I am more excited to see the ‘where’ ProLiteracy is going with the tremendous growing support year over year.
Stephen Carr, Vice President of Development
Our Impact in 2023
This year, ProLiteracy focused on strengthening adult literacy programs to better serve adults in need. As you scroll through our Impact Report, you’ll read about how we’ve provided the field with ongoing learning events and opportunities.
You’ll see the impact of putting print and digital products into the hands of adult learners in the US and around the world.
We will highlight how our partnerships have given us the ability to provide instruction outside of traditional classrooms, because when we can meet adults where they’re at, we remove barriers to self-improvement.
And we want to share how we’ve joined the larger effort to advocate for adult literacy. The field as a whole has united in new ways under ALL IN to demonstrate the impact adult literacy can have on our country’s future and make the case for increased funding.
In Panama, Guna Women Get Second Chance at Literacy through Write Your Future Initiative
Students Reap the Benefits of ProLiteracy Grant Offerings
5,000+
organizations served
1.1 million+
adult learners supported
ProLiteracy Joins ALL IN to Implement National Action Plan for Adult Literacy
Teacher Training Plus is a Hit with Tutors Looking to Better Serve Students
Adult Educators Gain Fresh Perspectives at ProLiteracy Conference in San Antonio
Literacy is a right, and ALL IN believes we can remove the barriers adults face to getting help, and we can lead a movement of social change. We know literacy changes lives.
Mark Vineis, ProLiteracy president and CEO
New Courses Increase Job Seekers’ Employability with Digital Skills
Guild Partnership Gives Working Adults a Path to Upward Mobility
Fiscal Year 2023
Year Ended August 31, 2023
$ 11,092,378
$ 11,361,079
$ 13,835,843
Sources of Support & Revenue
$ 7,272,154
$ 393,368
$ 2,176,414
$ 1,250,442
Total Revenue
$ 11,092,378
Operating Expenses
$ 6,510,771
$ 2,218,626
$ 2,423,056
$ 208,626
Total Expenses
$ 11,361,079
Partners & Donors
Generous corporate partners and sponsors who believe in the power of adult literacy are a driving force of our work domestically and abroad.
Individuals, private and family foundations, and legacy donors are equally important to our mission. Our loyal supporters understand that we make it possible for adult literacy programs to serve all adults without discrimination and that, more importantly, their zip code should not determine their outcome.
A Look Forward
This year, ProLiteracy worked to improve the field’s ability to offer the best services to any adult who comes into a program. But there are millions of adults not included in the data, who perform at the lowest literacy levels and are never seen or counted, effectively making them hidden.
In our next steps we will build on our current efforts to pilot initiatives to serve these individuals. We will work with programs to set up classes at easy-to-access locations with well-trained staff who will be ready and able to meet them with the resources to guide them on the path to literacy.
This, along with our continued work to empower programs to serve more adults, will create a shift in the current landscape to one in which the power of adult literacy is recognized. We will see policymakers and funders get on board, and we will see social issues start to fix themselves.
And guess what we will do then? We will renew our commitment to supporting the field.
“This, along with our continued work to empower programs to serve more adults, will create a shift in the current landscape to one in which the power of adult literacy is recognized.”