Literacy means a life of safety, realized goals and community participation
Student Programs
Mid-State Literacy Council
Serving Adult Basic Literacy and English Language Learners in Centre and Clearfield Counties
11%
11% of adults in Centre County struggle with everyday literacy (think the upper deck of Beaver Stadium). In Clearfield County, it’s 14%.
72%
72% of children are at risk of having low reading skills because their parents face challenges with reading.
300
Mid-State Literacy Council helps 300 students each year, two-thirds of whom are women.
Who We Are
Mid-State Literacy Council is a nonprofit organization created in 1971 to bring literacy in all forms to adults in Centre and Clearfield counties. Our dream is that no one lacks literacy so everyone can access a life of safety, realized goals, and community participation. Our small staff and trained volunteers help launch adults and English Language Learners into lives of improved employment, healthcare, and life goals through enhanced reading, writing, math, technology, and communication skills.
Learn more HERE.
Volunteers
Spending just an hour or two per week to help strengthen someone’s literacy skills is a simple act that makes a profound difference in another’s life. We rely on nearly 200 volunteers to help us provide English language and basic literacy instruction to more than 300 adults in Centre and Clearfield counties every year.
Learn more HERE.
Student Programs
Are you or someone you know struggling to survive in our community without proficient literacy skills? Do you know someone whose life would improve if they better understood the English language?
Learn more HERE.
