Literacy

Pittsburgh Region

Beginning with Books
A program based in Pittsburgh that targets low-income children before school age, providing their parents with books, training, and the encouragement to make their children readers so that they are not at a disadvantage when they enter school.
Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania
The Goodwill Literacy Initiative (GLI) provides quality Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Equivalency Diploma (GED) preparation to adults.
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC)
Ensuring that youths and adults have basic reading, writing, and math skills so that they may reach their fullest potential in life and participate productively in their community.
Read! 365
Read! 365 is a public awareness and action campaign to encourage early literacy by reading to children every day, starting from birth. It is funded by The Heinz Endowments, The Grable Foundation, United Way and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
The Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board administers the City's employment and training services for dislocated workers, welfare recipients and economically-disadvantaged adults and youths and provides a critical link between job seekers and employers regardless of their geographic location.

ABLE: Pennsylvania Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education
Funds programs providing a full range of instructional services that address the needs of educationally disadvantaged adults.
Keystone State Reading Association
KSRA, an affiliate of the International Reading Association (IRA), is a state-wide organization in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania comprised of individuals who are engaged in reading instruction, literacy development, and the encouragement of lifelong reading habits.
Literacy Online
The National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. This site covers both national and international illiteracy.

America's Literacy Directory
A service of the National Institute for Literacy and Partners that allows you to search by zip code for Help with reading and writing, Study for GED or other high school program, Official GED test center, Learn English (as a second language) or Help with Math
LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System)
LINCS is the literacy community's gateway to the world of adult education and literacy resources on the Internet. A US government site with links to regional and state literacy institutions.
National Center for Family Literacy
The National Center for Family Literacy is a nonprofit organization supporting family literacy services for families across the United States through programming, training, research, advocacy and dissemination.
National Institute for Literacy
The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is a federal organization that shares information about literacy and supports the development of high-quality literacy services so all Americans can develop essential basic skills.
RIF: Reading is Fundamental
RIF is America's leading nonprofit children's literacy organization. Through a network of volunteer-run programs, RIF gets free books into kids' hands and makes reading fun through exciting reading-related activities.