Literacy New York Inc.

01/21/2026

Tutor Portal is Live

The Tutor Portal is supported by Literacy NY's Rest of State Support and Technical Assistance Center (STAC) grant, and available to Adult Literacy Education (ALE) funded adult literacy providers in New York State. We are grateful to NY State for supporting community-based adult literacy programs!

12/05/2025

Congratulations to our friends and colleagues at Literacy Buffalo Niagara! What a great project— thank you for serving your community!

LBN is proud to announce that we are a recipient of the 2025 Health Equity Innovation Awards by ! This annual funding opportunity is awarded to 5 nonprofits working to eliminate health disparities and improve health outcomes across WNY.

➡️ See the winners' interview on Daytime Buffalo Channel 4: https://tinyurl.com/4nxs7vhk

LBN will use the award to fund our new Digi-Skills Health Literacy initiative. By teaching skills to navigate telehealth, patient portals, and online tools, the program breaks down barriers, improves health equity, and empowers participants to manage their care confidently.

12/03/2025

Congrats to our friends at Literacy West/CORE! Great to be a part of the celebration today. This project opens up access to digital literacy for the community, offering access to all!

11/20/2025

Literacy New York received a Proclamation from Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy honoring our partnership award from Literacy Suffolk, Inc.! The proclamation speaks to Kitty’s dedicated work with our online tutor training platform, so we had to get her in a picture with our Board President, Brad Loliger. We so appreciate our partners, and are fortunate to work with great adult literacy programs!

11/03/2025

Thank you, Literacy Suffolk, Inc. , for honoring Literacy New York at your annual event this year! We received the Supporting Partnership Award. Working with partners like you is what makes our work so fulfilling- thank you for all that you do for your community!

10/30/2025

Our Executive Director had the opportunity to meet with a group of high schoolers working on a great Community Literacy project! Thanks, Seven Valley New Tech Academy for inviting us in, and for your focus on literacy!

09/19/2025

Great to see our Central Southern Tier programs this week!

09/18/2025

Hey, Capital North Region! So great to spend some time with you today!

09/17/2025

Putting the pieces together to support adult learners across the state!

09/16/2025

NYACCE Board Members Lia Festenstein and Katie LaBonte had the honor of presenting Jon Cardinal, Economic Development Director for Senator Charles Schumer, with COABE’s Legislative Champion Award. Jon accepted this award on behalf of Senator Schumer, recognizing his steadfast commitment to advancing adult education.

We are grateful to Senator Schumer’s office for their unwavering support of adult learners and educators across New York and beyond. During our visit, we had the opportunity to share powerful stories and demonstrate the life-changing impact of adult education.

Katie and Lia left the meeting confident in their continued support—and energized to keep advocating for the programs and people that make lifelong learning possible.

09/15/2025

Colleague reunion!