AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education (ACEE) AmeriCorps for Community Engagement and Education (ACEE) is a national service, early literacy intervention program that works to ensure all children build a strong foundation in literacy during their first years in school. ACEE AmeriCorps tutors work intensively with 2000 children each year. www.utdanacenter.org/acee Austin Learning Academy The mission of the Austin Learning Academy’s Family Literacy Program is to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving educational opportunities of low-income families. ALA provides Adult (English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, Technology, Austin Partners in Education Austin Partners in Education creates and fosters effective community and school partnerships that provide all AISD students preparation for college and career. Our programs employ a collaborative learning community, placing volunteers in the classroom, during class time, to work with small groups. Students feel more engaged and more success results. www.austinpartners.org Capital Area Reach Out and Read Reach Out and Read is a unique literacy intervention that utilizes the existing infrastructure of the healthcare system to reach more parents beginning in the first few months of their children's lives – the critical window of literacy development. www.caror.org Friends of Austin Public Library The Friends is a group of volunteers dedicated to the support of the Austin Public Library. The purpose of the group is to enlarge the number of Austin citizens who take a profound interest in the Library's activities and to the promotion of reading and literacy in the community. http://www.austinlibrary.org/site/PageServer?pagename=friend_main Literacy Austin Provides reading, writing and English as a Second Language classes free of charge to adults 17 years and older. www.literacyaustin.org Literacy Coalition of Central Texas The Literacy Coalition of Central Texas mobilizes providers, learners, employers, educators, policy makers and other stakeholders to create a central Texas community that is 100% literate, employable, and engaged. We increase capacity and enhance quality of literacy services at partner agencies through public awareness, identification of new resources, and service coordination. www.willread.org Literacy Council of Williamson County The Literacy Council of Williamson County's vision is "people discovering better lives through literacy" and our mission is to seek and provide programs and resources so that individuals can achieve literacy. We provide tutoring for adults in ESL, basic literacy, and GED test preparation for high school dropouts. www.literacycouncil-wc.org Literacy Volunteers of Bastrop To enhance community members' quality of life by increasing their economic and social independence through improved English literacy. http://www.bastroplibrary.org/lvab/lvabindex.htm Magic Mirror, Inc. A summer camp for children with dyslexia and related disorders. Friendships are grown, self-confidence fostered, and talents developed. Promotes both uniqueness of each child and develops their social interactions. Reading and writing are critical components and are provided in an environment where children feel safe, nurtured, and appreciated. www.magicmirrorinc.org Reading Is Fundamental of Austin We give books to children from low-income families to motivate them to become lifelong readers, and teach their parents how to effectively encourage their children's literacy acquisition. www.rifaustin.org Would you like to have your organization included on the I Live Here, I Give Here Web site? |