Building Better Lives Through Literacy

READ Polk

is dedicated to facilitating relevant literacy instruction which improves the capacity of adults to negotiate their daily lives as parents, consumers, employees, and citizens.

Mission Statement

“Read Polk is a non-profit coalition of volunteers from business and the community who are dedicated to improving adult literacy through individual instruction.”

Purpose Statements

Our purpose is:

• To help adults develop the ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
• To help the public understand the economic and social impact of adult illiteracy.
• To increase community awareness and visibility of adult literacy resources.
• To develop community involvement and business support.
• To coordinate the recruitment, training, and retention of tutors and the recruitment and

                 retention of learners.

• To develop financial resources to meet adult literacy needs.