Thank you to Literacy Pittsburgh board member Michael Lamb for testifying last month on behalf of adult education to the Pennsylvania House Education Committee in Harrisburg. CEO Carey Harris also submitted written testimony stating, “Basic skills are essential prerequisites for a meaningful life and family-sustaining work, job training, apprenticeships, higher education, and being a fully functional adult in a world undergoing a rapid technological transformation.”
Literacy Pittsburgh, along with adult education colleagues across the state, advocates for an increased investment of $7 million in the Adult and Family Literacy line item. We know that this relatively small investment will have an outsized, positive impact on the Commonwealth’s economic growth.
Literacy Pittsburgh (formerly Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council) helps create better lives through learning. Recognized as a national leader in adult and family literacy, Literacy Pittsburgh is the largest provider of adult basic education in Allegheny and Beaver Counties. Last year, Literacy Pittsburgh helped more than 4,000 individuals acquire the skills needed to reach their fullest potential in life and participate productively in their communities. Literacy Pittsburgh provides free, personalized instruction in workforce readiness, high school diploma test preparation, digital literacy, English language learning, math, reading, and family literacy through one-to-one and small class instruction. Founded in 1982, it serves local adults through numerous neighborhood locations and its Downtown Pittsburgh Learning Center.
