ProLiteracy lobbies for federal funding for community based adult literacy programs which Florida's programs really need. Here is a report on funding from ProLiteracy which we posted on the VALF wiki .http://literacyflorida.wikispaces.com/Announcements The report gives an update on funding as compared to last year which might be available.
It desribes a meeting ProLiteracy had with the Department of Education's Office of Vocational Assessment & Education (OVAE). They encouraged DOE to change the grant program so that organizations like volunteer literacy programs who serve the lowest level learners can compete for grant funds. They recommended that there be greater flexibility to the intensity and duration of instruction provisions and that the National Reporting System is revised to better meet needs of learners at all literacy levels.
It is very difficult for Florida's communtiy based programs to get federal dollars to serve learners. It is important that there be changes in the way the federal funding is distributed in Florida. In these difficult times when program's like Jacksonville's Learn to Read program almost folded--regular funding is vital. The Jacksonville Public Library is helping save that program by providing space, but ongoing dollars are needed.
VALF is a member of ProLiteracy.
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