The Literacy Project provides educational programs and opportunities that support participants to engage fully in the economic, social, and political life of their communities.
Charboneau Learning Center
Fact Sheet
By supporting Adult Basic Education Services in your community you are helping all kinds of people get a second chance at obtaining the American Dream.
The Literacy Project sees its educational work in the context of anti-poverty and community development.
Adult Basic Education supports
Out of School Youth
Pregnant and Parenting Teens
Displaced Workers
Displaced Homemakers
People in Recovery
Working People in your community
Immigrants and New Americans
Community Partners of The Literacy Project and the Charboneau Learning Center support
E.S.O.L. Services
Citizenship Classes
Early Childhood Education and Parenting Classes (Even Start)
A Case for Federal Funding for Adult Basic Education
The Literacy Project classes are primarily funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education: Adult and Community Learning Services.
The budget line item that supports our work is 7035-0002
7035-0002 For grants to provide and strengthen adult basic education services, including reading, writing and mathematics, to a diverse network of organizations which have demonstrated commitment and effectiveness in the provision of such services, and are selected competitively by the department of education; provided, that such grants shall support the successful transition of students from other adult basic education programs to community college certificate and degree granting programs; provided further, that such grants shall be contingent upon satisfactory levels of performance as defined and determined by said department; provided further, that in no case shall grants be considered an entitlement to a grant recipient; provided further, that said department shall consult with the community colleges and other service providers in establishing and implementing content, performance and professional standards for adult basic education programs and services; and provided further, that not more than 7.5 percent of the funds appropriated herein may be expended for non-grant purposes
SABES: System for Adult Education Support
MCAE: Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education
The General Court : the State Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts