Grants
Reading Works
Project Title
For general support
Date
Mar. 03, 2016
Duration
12 months
Description
More than ever, reading, writing, and math skills are necessary to navigate adult life in the United States–steady employment, home management, civic participation, and more are dependent on these abilities. Yet in Detroit and across Michigan, thousands of adults lack these skills, a problem that not only impacts them, but their families and communities. Reading Works seeks to combat illiteracy and innumeracy in Michigan through instruction, advocacy, and human services, with the broader mission of aiding in the state’s economic recovery. With Corporation support, Reading Works will scale up its work, with a goal of enrolling 20,000 learners by the end of 2020.