What is it the Literacy Initiative?
Mission: The mission of the Literacy Committee
is to expand awareness of the challenges and impact
of illiteracy in the community, region and workplace;
and to address, support and/or implement local
initiatives that will contribute to a higher level
of literacy among the citizens and families of
Tuscaloosa County and West Alabama.
Vision: To build a community and region in which
each person is functionally literate.
Goals: Participate in a major emphasis literacy
project in March, 2008.
Undertake a literacy project with local and/or
international impact.
Seek opportunities to build alliances with other
organizations and regional initiatives that impact
effective literacy services and programming.
Raise awareness and support for literacy in Tuscaloosa
County & West Alabama.
Develop framework for enhancing coordination
of delivery of literacy services through establishment
of a regional literacy council.
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