How Does Literacy Texas Help?
Literacy Texas provides resources, training, networking, and advocacy throughout the state.
Resources
- Reimbursement for professional development made available by TCALL through the Volunteer Training Initiative
- Disseminate grant opportunities
- Foster partnerships for literacy programs
- Collaborate with state agencies including TEA, TWC, and THECB
- Replicate best practices
- Make Re$ourceLine available
- Coach emerging literacy coalitions
Training
- Literacy Texas Annual Conference - over 50 workshops
- New Director’s Training
- WorkReady!
- Learning to Achieve
Networking
- Communication venues through regional forums and listserv email distribution
- Coordinating quarterly calls and an annual summit for literacy coalitions to share best practices
Advocacy
- Influencing public policy and leadership through initiatives like Literacy Day at the State Capitol in Austin
- Provide a statewide unified voice to inform public leadership of the struggles and unmet needs of community-based organizations that provide literacy services and their adult learners
- Represented on the Texas Interagency Literacy Council
