Community Literacy Initiative
Literacy Center of West Michigan moves into 2015 with new director
by (erictank)
Submitted 01-27-2015 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
The Literacy Center of West Michigan has been fostering the advancement of literacy in and around Grand Rapids for over 25 years. A mostly volunteer supported initiative, the organization has been part of the fabric of West Michigan through its...
Columbia scholar discovers power of student beliefs, passions to build literacy
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 10-06-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
When literacy is a means to a powerful end- such as liberation or equity- universal literacy can be achieved. This message from Dr. Ernest Morrell of Teachers College, Columbia University was directed to over 220 teachers, advocates, non-profit...
Jared Rodriguez speaks to literacy advocacy
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 12-16-2013 under NONPROFITS
Jared Rodriguez, new Advisory Council co-chairperson to the Community Literacy Initiative (CLI), has a rich background of advocacy work in Grand Rapids and in the state of Michigan. Most recently, he founded and served as President of the West...
Creative Youth Center empowers children to be published authors
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 08-03-2012 under NONPROFITS
Seven students between the ages of 5 and 11 years old gather around a miniature wooden table at Baxter Community Center. They pour themselves a glass of 2% reduced fat milk as they transition from school to their after school activity: creative...
Kent County joins 120 communities nationwide in the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
by (Community Liter...)
Submitted 03-16-2012 under NONPROFITS
Kent County, under the umbrella of the Community Literacy Initiative (CLI) of the Literacy Center of West Michigan, has joined the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The national campaign, spearheaded by United Way Worldwide, the National League of...
Parents learn English to help their children in school
by (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 12-13-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Kristin Brace, Community Literacy Program Assistant When I walked into Dan Drust's classroom at Burton Elementary, I found a dozen women sitting around a trio of oblong tables intended for children. They had the aura of an extended family:...