|
Programs/Services
Oregon Literacy's mission is to:
Advance Literacy through Access, Advocacy and Alliances
Advocacy
Advocacy services are offered through Oregon READS, a partnership between Oregon Literacy and Verizon READS.
- Oregon Literacy will continue to produce the annual summer Media Kit, which in 2003 includes concrete information and suggestions on how literacy programs can improve communication with media sources.
- Beginning in 2003, literacy programs in Oregon can order free Advocacy Postcards from Oregon Literacy to help students and supporters communicate with legislators about the importance of adult literacy programs. With initial orders totaling well over 1,000 postcards, this new service will help literacy programs speak with a louder voice to those who need to hear about our work, so they can advocate for adult literacy.
- Oregon Literacy offers a statewide read-a-thon - Read Across Oregon, moving into it's second year, to all literacy programs as an opportunity to spread the word and raise funds for adult literacy.
- A December fundraiser for Oregon Literacy (Seasons Readings) will bring Oregon notables together to support the cause of literacy. This event will bring much needed press to adult literacy, while allowing people to celebrate the joy of reading as a family.
- In a partnership with the League of Women Voters, Oregon Literacy will produce Oregon's first ever Easy to Read Voting Guide, providing non-partisan voting information to all Oregonians, regardless of their reading level.
These projects and services are primarily created and delivered through community volunteers and interns, who care enough about their community to spend time improving the literacy services for our state.
|
|
|
Untitled Page
|
|
|
