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Project Literacy's mission is to battle the problem of illiteracy in Los Angeles communities with limited financial and social service resources.

Project Literacy is a non-profit community service organization dedicated to improving literacy rates in the Los Angeles region through one-on-one tutoring. The five communities Prolit serves: Watts, Mar Vista, Vernon,Venice and Baldwin Hills, have historically high rates of illiteracy, low socioeconomic status,and reoccurring threats of gang violence. Prolit's mission is not only to enrich the ed

ucation of children and adults through reading comprehension and writing, but also to provide mentorship, establishing meaningful ties with the families in our surrounding communities. Lastly, with over 150 student volunteers, Prolit aims to provide UCLA students with a deeper awareness and understanding of the social problems of our times.

09/19/2022

looking forward to seeing you at EAF !!!👩🏻‍🏫🍎

05/26/2022

Join us for the last social of the quarter! We will meet at the bottom of the Tongva steps for an evening of different activities and games! ✨🃏

09/29/2021

Fall 21 applications are out now!

https://linktr.ee/uclaprojectliteracy

03/30/2021

Applications open now for spring quarter! 📚✏️

01/07/2021

Hey everyone! Winter 2021 applications are now open to join Project Literacy! Last quarter, even through the virtual platform, tutors and learners were able to develop amazing one-on-one mentorship relationships. Don’t miss your chance to get involved! Applications for this quarter are due Saturday (1/9) at 12pm PST and the link is below.
https://linktr.ee/ProjectLiteracy
Website Link: https://prolit.wixsite.com/projectliteracy

10/02/2020

We’re so excited to introduce our 2020-2021 Board of Directors! To start off, meet our two Co-Executive Directors, Merzia and Chris, and read why they love ProLit above!
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Merzia is a 4th year Psychobiology major who has been with Prolit for 4 years now (dedicated queen 🤩).

Fun fact about Merzia: She loves plants and has over TWENTY at her apartment! 🌱🌼
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Chris is a 3rd year Sociology major who has been in Prolit since his freshman year!

Fun fact: He has a yellow lab named Dublin 🍀
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Look out for the rest of our amazing Board of Directors this week!

09/25/2020

Applications for new and returning tutors are now open! Our learners need you more than ever as they adjust to remote learning!👩‍💻 Link to apply here: https://linktr.ee/ProjectLiteracy

06/26/2020

Although news coverage is beginning to wane about the Black Lives Matter movement, we must continue to focus our efforts on actively fighting systemic racism. We recently did a donation fundraiser on Instagram where we matched funds up to $500 to four different organizations committed to combating racial inequity, and this is the final count! We encourage everyone to continue learning about BLM and donating because the fight against systemic racism is far from over.

06/04/2020

Project Literacy has always been committed to fighting racial inequity. We stand with and encourage you to donate to the organizations listed.

02/14/2020

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT! Lauren is the education resources director for Project Literacy and has been with ProLit since the fall quarter of her freshman year. Lauren says she loves being a director because “I get to work closely with so many inspiring, hardworking people-whether it be other directors, tutors, or community members- to help our learners and our impact grow. Being a director is a great way to grow personally and to have an even bigger impact on Project Literacy!”
Applications to join the director board are due TODAY at 5 pm! You can find them here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8GCA8ETshmBwmHZ1GZfmFxBJKe6HRQ-tQh6e1e3cEg/mobilebasic

02/11/2020

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT! Chris is a second year who has been with Project Literacy since the fall quarter of his freshman year and is now the Field Trip Director. His favorite part of being a director is “being able to collaborate with each of the other directors to provide our learners with unique experiences/opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.”
New Director Apps are due this Friday at 5 pm and all are welcome to apply!
You can find the app here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8GCA8ETshmBwmHZ1GZfmFxBJKe6HRQ-tQh6e1e3cEg/edit

02/10/2020

DIRECTOR SPOTLIGHT! Lori is an executive director for Project Literacy and has been with ProLit since the fall quarter of her freshman year. According to Lori, “Being a director has given me the opportunity to develop so many new skills and build friendships within our board. Not only do you gain leadership experience, but it’s so rewarding to learn more about the communities we serve and engage with them more directly!”
Director applications for the 2020-2021 year are due this Friday at 5 pm and can be found here! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-8GCA8ETshmBwmHZ1GZfmFxBJKe6HRQ-tQh6e1e3cEg/edit

Address

408 Kerckhoff Hall, 308 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
90095

Website

http://prolit.wix.com/projectliteracy

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