Literacy New York Inc.

08/26/2026

🔑 Adult education and literacy have the power to unlock economic mobility by increasing access to educational credentials, better jobs, and higher wages. An investment in adult education is an investment in our neighbors and our communities.

➡️ Learn the many ways you can support adult learners working hard to achieve a better future for themselves and their families: https://hubs.ly/Q04rlFg_0

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

✨ Challenge yourself to try something new. Help individuals in your own community reach their goals to become more employable, more engaged parents, or more independent.

✨ When you volunteer at your local literacy program, you become part of something so much bigger than yourself. Find a local program: https://hubs.la/Q04rlr4D0

08/07/2026

📱 Reading a text message from a relative.
🖊️ Signing your child’s school permission form.
🗺️ Reading online about the new place you’re going to visit.

When adults improve their literacy skills, they find their entire lives have changed as they engage in everyday tasks in ways they could not before.

Help improve lives: https://hubs.la/Q04mvNXV0

07/31/2026

LVCR staff has read (or listened to) a total of 31 books combined! How many books have you read this year?

07/24/2026

📈 Increasing a person’s literacy skills just one level from the lowest level makes it 50% less likely they will live in poverty. Achieving Level 3 proficiency—that level deemed necessary to manage the demands of everyday life—makes it nearly 80% less likely someone will live in poverty or require assistance.

🔗 Learn more about how adult literacy impacts all of us: https://hubs.la/Q04mwbVf0

07/17/2026

💙 ❤️ Looking to make a lasting impact? During GIVE 716, consider becoming a monthly supporter. ❤️ 💙

Recurring gifts provide reliable funding that helps LBN recruit tutors, strengthen programs, and serve more learners throughout the year. Small monthly gifts create big opportunities for students and families!

➡️ Give today and be part of someone's success story: https://bit.ly/4giqhrh

07/15/2026

What if we redefined how we thought about persistence? What if we considered persistence as ➡️ an adult returning to a program?

A groundbreaking 12-year study of more than 350,000 adult learners found that while many adults face challenges that require them to pause their education, many also return return at a later time—and over time—every hour of instruction will continue to compound, increasing literacy and numeracy skills.

For adult educators, that’s a powerful reminder that progress isn’t always linear. Is this something you've experienced with student in your program? Tell us in the comments.

Read more, and find 5 tips to help learners succeed on their lifelong learning journey: https://hubs.la/Q04pbX360

07/01/2026

07/01/2026

When adults have access to education and literacy support, employment opportunities grow, earning potential increases, and local economies become stronger. Investing in adult literacy means investing in a workforce, families, and a future where more people can achieve economic mobility.

💪 Adult literacy strengthens entire communities.

Read more: https://hubs.la/Q04jCwhK0