P.O. Box 2123 Columbus, Georgia 31902-2123
Facts
85% of children who are arrested have reading
difficulties.
70% of prisoners perform in the lowest two literacy
levels.
24% of patients with low literacy skills did not know
how to take medication four times a day.
75% of unemployed adults have reading or writing
difficulties.
75% of all food stamp recipients perform in the
lowest level of literacy.
American Businesses lose an estimated $60 billion
a year due to lack of basic skills of their employees.
Columbus, Georgia
OUR VISION
Increased literacy levels in the Chattahoochee Valley.
OUR MISSION
To address the gaps in literacy services in the Chattahoochee Valley region.
"85% of children who are arrested have reading problems"
"States predict their future prison
needs based on third grade test
scores and failure rates"
"The average kindergarten student has seen more than 5,000 hours of television having spent more time in front of the TV than it takes to earn a Bachelor's degree"
"24% of patients with LOW LITERACY SKILLS did not know how to take medication four times a day"
A U.S. Department of Labor study revealed literacy problems in the southeast cost employers nearly $57.2 billion annually. In Georgia that study found low literacy skills in the workplace are costing employers $2.1 billion annually.
Columbus, Georgia 31902
706-563-7555
