Learn to Read Inc. is a nonprofit organization in Jacksonville, Florida. This adult literacy program has encouraged reading skills since 1969. The organization relies on volunteers and community grant funding to operate. Learn to Read is accredited by ProLiteracy America. The organization offers free tutoring to more than 500 students every year, according to its website. Learn to Read is located in Duval County, where one in five residents reads before a sixth grade level. Community members and people around the country are encouraged to support literacy by donating money or time to this organization.
READ Global is an international organization focused on improving literacy. The organization works in countries such as Nepal, India and Bhutan, providing education for job opportunities and economic stability. READ Global works in small communities to build literacy centers with books, computers and other educational materials. Children and adults can attend job training and leadership workshops as well. READ Global contends that people leaving remote villages to seek opportunities are important for the prosperity of large cities as well.
The International Reading Association is a nonprofit global network advocating for literacy. This organization has supported literacy since 1956. With more than 70,000 members worldwide, International Reading Association encourages reading as a lifetime habit, provides research and information about reading and works to improve the quality of reading instruction. International Literacy Day celebrations, legislative workshops and annual conventions are among the events this organization uses to achieve its goals for global literacy.
Literacy Center Education Network's mission is to deliver free educational materials to preschool children. This nonprofit organization uses the Internet to distribute necessary materials to homes, schools and libraries. Literacy-Center.net recorded more than 30 million page views from children in 220 countries around the world in 2009. This literacy organization is also environmentally conscious, contending that shipping books around the world burns natural resources. Instead, it uses its website to distribute materials, promote reading and green living.