The Friends of READ/San Diego Literacy Programs is...
... a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation (ID# 33-0522311) dedicated to supporting, fostering and promoting adult literacy programs throughout the County of San Diego. The organization was established to support READ/San Diego, the adult literacy program of the San Diego Public Library. We also support a variety of additional literacy programs, including family literacy, work place literacy and computer literacy.
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If You Can Read This
... you are far more fortunate than more than half a million adults in our community. We are asking you to help us help them. Illiteracy is a national problem. San Diego is not exempt.
There are more than 567,000 functionally illiterate adults living and working in our community. Thousands of adults have taken the first major step toward improving their basic skills in reading, writing, and math by enrolling in the READ/San Diego Adult Literacy Program, a free, confidential, learner centered program of the San Diego Public Library.
Each adult learner in the program is assigned an unpaid, volunteer tutor. These tutors, who come from all walks of life, share the common commitment to literacy for all. They are trained by READ/San Diego's professional staff and provided books and materials to assist the learners in achieving literacy skills.
Friends of READ/San Diego...
There are many ways to contribute - your donation of time, talent, or money can help us achieve our goal of literacy for everyone.
... you are far more fortunate than more than half a million adults in our community. We are asking you to help us help them. Illiteracy is a national problem. San Diego is not exempt.
There are more than 567,000 functionally illiterate adults living and working in our community. Thousands of adults have taken the first major step toward improving their basic skills in reading, writing, and math by enrolling in the READ/San Diego Adult Literacy Program, a free, confidential, learner centered program of the San Diego Public Library.
Each adult learner in the program is assigned an unpaid, volunteer tutor. These tutors, who come from all walks of life, share the common commitment to literacy for all. They are trained by READ/San Diego's professional staff and provided books and materials to assist the learners in achieving literacy skills.
Friends of READ/San Diego...
- Provides scholarships for learner training events
- Works to increase public awareness of literacy
- Holds fund raising events to benefit READ/San Diego
- Enlists support from the community
- Are often literacy tutors and volunteers
- Assists READ/San Diego operations in areas other than tutoring, by volunteering.
There are many ways to contribute - your donation of time, talent, or money can help us achieve our goal of literacy for everyone.
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Consider joining the Friends of the READ/San Diego Literacy Programs or making a donation! We are a non-profit corporation, entirely run by volunteers from your community, whose goal is to bring literacy to all. All donations are tax deductible.