by Julie Slack | Dec 16, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
Greetings from all of us at First Literacy! We hope that this year has been filled with good things for you and your loved ones. No one can deny that 2021 has been hard; but there have been a lot of good things that have come from this year, too. We have had more time...
by Julie Slack | Dec 15, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
Our impact grew in 2021. First Literacy awarded a record number of scholarships to adult learners and provided grants of up to $15,000. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, First Literacy professional development workshops continued to be held virtually, allowing us to break...
by Julie Slack | Dec 14, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
Our cause is a problem that has a solution, and thanks to the generous donations of our supporters we are making great strides to help adult learners with low literacy or limited English proficiency break outside the box and create a better life for themselves, their...
by Julie Slack | Dec 14, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
Being unable to read or understand job applications, utility bills, or medications creates limitations … and can even elicit a feeling of being boxed in. For many adult learners struggling with limited English proficiency and/or low-literacy, a First Literacy...
by Julie Slack | Dec 12, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
At First Literacy we are on a mission to support organizations that are thinking outside of the box. First Literacy Grants support organizations that are pioneering unique adult literacy programs and developing innovative ways to support adult learners in the...
by Julie Slack | Dec 11, 2021 | 2021 Annual Report
Championing the front line in Adult Basic Education is essential to reach more adult learners and improve adult literacy throughout Massachusetts. First Literacy professional development workshops give educators a chance to hear from experts in the field who are...
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