Three organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading in the united states and worldwide will be awarded the 2019 library of congress literacy awards at the national book festival gala, librarian of congress carla hayden announced today. The national book fund provides adult literacy and basic education programs with educational materials to help teach adults to read. We are members of proliteracy and many of the materials that we routinely recommend to tutors come from their publisher, new readers press. For technical questions with the chapter challenge site, click the contact button on the top left of the screen, and rallybound will get back to you within 24 hours. Proliteracys national book fund provides grants to local adult literacy programs in the form of books and materials from proliteracys publishing division, new. The national book fund is one of the ways that proliteracy helps local adult literacy programs each year, says kevin morgan, president and ceo of proliteracy. National book fund to award grants literacy new york. Underrepresented groups including disabilities christopher and dana reeve foundation quality of life grants. Applications close march 15 for proliteracys national book fund.
For 25 years proliteracy has been able to provide programs that couldnt afford resources for students and instructors with new readers press materials to empower learners with what they need to. Applications will be open on february 1, 2020 for proliteracys national book fund. For over 20 years, the national book fund has aimed to put books in the hands of 250,000 adult learners nationwide by providing adult education and literacy programs with grant awards to help purchase highquality educational materials and resources. Proliteracy national book fund unsung heroes awards program ambrose monell foundation grant college board award for excellence and innovation. It is one of many family programs sponsored by the corbitcalloway memorial library. Grants and funding opportunities florida literacy coalition. Proliteracy is the leader in adult literacy content development, programs, and advocacy for more than 60 years. Proliteracy applications for proliteracys national book.
Funding opportunities archive page 21 of 372 joining. Proliteracy works with adult learners and with local and national organizations to help adults gain the reading, writing, math, computer, and english skills they need to be successful. Literacy council of upper pinellas tutor training books new. Literacy council one of 65 recipients of national book. Applications for proliteracys national book fund will open tomorrow, february 1, 2020.
Equipping local literacy programs for success, women in literacy, and the national book scholarship fund. Proliteracys national book fund provides adult literacy and basic education programs with educational materials to help teach adults to read. Before proliteracy established the national book fund nbf, literacy programs that couldnt afford to buy books for. Instructors used castoff books, outdated resources, and photocopies during lessons.
Proliteracy, also known as proliteracy worldwide, is an international nonprofit organization. Moore county literacy council receives national book fund. Proliteracy has been named a tier 2 winner in the barbara bush adult literacy xprize communities competition presented by dollar general literacy foundation, a national competition challenging communities and organizations across the country to empower adults with low literacy skills through free and effective mobile learning tools. For 25 years the national book fund has provided materials for adult learners that have improved lives. Please watch for our newsletters, check our website for periodic updates, and feel free to call us tollfree at 18885282224 and. Not all literacy programs can afford to buy books for students and instructors and rely on a shortage of outdated materials. We connect innovative, resultsfocused community partners with each other and with funding opportunities designed to address literacy as a multigenerational community issue. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy programs throughout the united states with grant awards to help. Proliteracy national book fund secretary of state literacy office shortened family literacy program united church of christ neighbors in need grant united way of elgin yelp foundation. The national book fund provides adult literacy and basic education programs with educational materials including apps to help adult learners gain the basic literacy, math, english, citizenship, and workforce skills they need to thrive in life. Helping up mission was honored to be the recipient of a 2018 proliteracy national book fund grant. Proliteracys mobile learning fund provides adult literacy programs and their students with digital education materials to help teach adults to read.
Prior to their unification, lva and laubach were the two major national adult literacy. The proliteracy national book fund makes grants for educational materials to adult literacy and adult basic education programs to help adults gain basic literacy skills and live quality lives. Proliteracy, the nonprofit adult education advocacy organization, gives away free books every spring and now is the time they are doing it. So please accept our sincere gratitude for your recent and generous gift which will support such exciting pro literacy initiatives as. For 25 years proliteracy has been able to provide programs that couldnt afford resources for students and instructors with new readers press materials to empower learners with what they need to be successful. Our library is expanding thanks to the national book fund. Arlington public library awarded a proliteracy national book. Proliteracys national book fund provides grants to local adult literacy programs in the form of books and materials from proliteracys publishing division, new readers press. The national book fund makes grants for educational materials to adult literacy and adult basic education programs to help teach adults to read. Proliteracy national book fund the national book fund makes grants for educational materials to adult literacy and adult basic education programs to help teach adults to read. Proliteracy s national book fund is now accepting grant applications through march 15, 2020. For adult students, literacy is the key to higher learning and a window to the world.
The award includes ged preparation books and english as a second language esl curriculum. The purpose of this program is to support literacy initiatives in the areas of basic literacy, adult basic education, english for speakers of other languages esol, high school equivalency preparation, mathematics, and family literacy. The national book fund makes grants for educational materials for adult literacy and adult basic education programs. Proliteracy aims to improve adult literacy in the u. Jul 03, 2018 we are happy to announce that we are the recipients of a national book fund award. Proliteracys national book fund is now accepting grant applications through march 15, 2020. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy programs throughout the united states with grant awards to help purchase highquality. The national book fund nbf provides adult basic education and literacy programs throughout the united states with new readers press books and other educational resources needed to support their literacy initiatives. Literacy volunteers of rensselaer county awarded a. More than 30 million american adults cannot read or write beyond the lowest level of literacywhich in some cases means not well enough to fill out a job application, take a drivers exam, compose an email, understand the multiplication table, or read to their children or grandchildren. Proliteracy announced as winner of barbara bush adult. If you have a question for rwa about the chapter challenge, please contact jessie. Nbf grants are made in the form of either the new readers press materials or online selfpaced professional development courses requested in the grant proposal. Proliteracy, the largest adult literacy and basic education membership organization in the nation, believes that a safer, stronger, and more sustainable soci.
Programs that participate on the proliteracy team for the. The nbf provides books for family literacy programs that work with parents and children, englishasasecondlanguage programs, adult basic education initiatives, and womenfocused programming. Thank you again for your gift in 2004 to help people learn to read through the programs of proliteracy worldwide. National book fund guidelines and application can be found at. Literacy program awarded a pro literacy national book fund grant.
Nov 22, 2019 proliteracy has been named a tier 2 winner in the barbara bush adult literacy xprize communities competition presented by dollar general literacy foundation, a national competition challenging communities and organizations across the country to empower adults with low literacy skills through free and effective mobile learning tools. Community grant program presidential awards for excellence in mathematics and science teaching paemst proliteracy national book fund ritntid. View answers to frequently asked questions about proliteracys national book fund grant program. Proliteracys mission is to develop and promote adult literacy learning, content. Gateway to american opportunities gao a circle of ten. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy programs throughout the united states with grant awards to help purchase highquality educational. This program supplies books and materials to adult literacy and basic education programs from proliteracys publishing division, new readers press. Foundation grants governors grants office maryland. Best buy national youth technology program nctm equity in mathematics grants engaging students in learning mathematics american honda foundation from failure to promise k12 educators grants. Arlington public library awarded a proliteracy national. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy programs throughout the united states with grant awards to help purchase highquality educational materials and resources needed. The monroe 2orleans board of cooperative educational services does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, creed, marital status, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, prior criminal offense, domestic violence victim status, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic status in its programs or activities and provides. The national book fund nbf gives grants of new readers press books and materials directly to local literacy service providers.
The nbf funds organizations providing service in the following areas. Thank you for supporting the national book fund which gives learners and instructors the materials they need to keep current and stay engaged in their learning. We will report to you on the ongoing impact of your gift. Aug 28, 2019 helping up mission was honored to be the recipient of a 2018 proliteracy national book fund grant. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy programs throughout the united states with grant awards to help purchase highquality educational materials and resources needed to support their literacy initiatives.
Lafayette county literacy council awarded a proliteracy. This grant provided books to help our clients, like mark pictured above receive the necessary tools to complete educational goals. The national book fund provides adult education and literacy. New start is a member organization of proliteracy, the largest volunteerbased literacy provider in the united states. Before proliteracy established the national book fund nbf, literacy programs that couldnt afford to buy books for students and instructors simply did without. Training locations congregational church of algonquin gail borden public library. The national book fund was established by the national organization, proliteracy, in order to make materials available to adult literacy and adult basic education programs who couldnt afford them. Literacy program awarded national book grant santa cruz. Your donation to the national book fund can help combat this problem. According to their website, the national book fund provides adult literacy and basic education. Local initiatives support corporation lisc and national football league foundation nfl foundation, local. Books literacy grants proliteracy national book fund ambrose monell foundation grant lois lenski covey foundation grant mazda foundation grants. Library of congress announces winners of 2019 literacy.
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