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 BookSpring BookSpring partners with schools, healthcare clinics, and social service providers to make a systemic change in literacy; we reinforce the importance of reading. Our objective – make book sharing and reading aloud an integral part of daily family activities so that children grow up with books and a love of reading. www.rifaustin.org Friends of Austin Public Library The purpose of the group is to increase the number of Austin citizens who take a profound interest in the Library's activities, to promote reading and literacy in the community, and to raise awareness of the Library's digital resources. The Friends is a group of volunteers dedicated to supporting the Austin Public Library. www.austinlibrary.org 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 Mobilizes providers, learners, employers, educators, policy makers and others to create a central Texas community that is 100% literate, employable, and engaged. The Coalition plays a central role in coordinating and supporting high-quality literacy services throughout Central Texas including services for speakers of other languages, adult basic education, family literacy, workplace literacy, and health literacy. 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? |