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Proliteracy Worldwide
(formerly Literacy Volunteers of America)


Background Information
Address: 1320 Jamesville Avenue
City:  Syracuse
State: NY
Zip:  13210
E-mail:  info@proliteracy.org
Web Address:  http://www.proliteracy.org

General Inquiries About Organization
Name and Title:  Robert Wedgeworth, President
Telephone:  (315) 422-9121
Fax: (315) 422-6369
E-mail: rwedge@proliteracy.org

Forum Contact Person
Name and Title: Robert Wedgeworth, President
Address:  1320 Jamesville Avenue
City:  Syracuse
State: NY
Zip:  13210
Telephone: (315) 422-9121
Fax: (315) 422-6369
E-mail: rwedge@proliteracy.org

Mission Statement:
ProLiteracy Worldwide is a nonprofit international literacy organization based in Syracuse, NY, that was formed by the 2002 merger of Laubach Literacy International and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. ProLiteracy Worldwide is now the oldest and largest nongovernmental literacy organization in the world and pursues a mission of sponsoring educational programs that help adults and their families acquire the literacy practices and skills they need to function more effectively in their daily lives.

Organizational Background/Description
Trains and aids individuals and organizations to tutor adults in basic literacy and English as a second language.  Provides training materials and services on national scale to literacy tutorial programs utilizing volunteers. Information Literacy Goals, Areas of Interest, Publications, Standards, etc.

Publications:
    Affiliate Directory
    The Reader






Site sponsored by: Syracuse Literacy Group

Dr. Lana Jackman
Sharon Weiner
Co-Chairs, National Forum on Information Literacy