The Portland Literacy Council (PLC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and supporting adult literacy programs in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. PLC activities include sponsoring an annual tutor conference, developing literacy tutoring programs, publishing the Literacy Links newsletter, and assisting volunteer literacy tutors.
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LITERACY TUTOR CONFERENCE: March 13, 2010Mark your calendars for this year's Volunteer Literacy Tutor Conference. The conference features educational instruction, hands-on learning workshops, cultural presentations, student speakers, and a fabulous buffet lunch. This year's conference promises to be the best one yet! 
Learn more about the
2010 Literacy Tutor Conference
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New Issue: Literacy Links Winter 2010The latest issue of the Literacy Links newsletter is now available. The Winter 2010 issue includes literacy news, tutoring stories, helpful websites, and upcoming events. Literacy Links is published by the Portland Literacy Council.
Read the latest issue:
Literacy Links Winter 2010.
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RCRW 10th Annual Readers LuncheonEach year, the Rose City Romance Writers (RCRW) generate charitable funds from their annual Readers Luncheon. The RCRW makes an annual donation to support the cause of adult literacy in Oregon from the luncheon proceeds. This year's RCRW Luncheon is April 17, 2010.
Learn more about the RCRW
10th Annual Readers Luncheon
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CBB MAKES BOOKS AVAILABLE TO TUTORSThe Children’s Book Bank (CBB) is a nonprofit organization created to encourage family reading and to better prepare children, in low-income households, for school. Literacy tutors may apply for a book grant to give a free bag of children's books to a student and his/her children.
Get more information about The Children's Book Bank.
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LITERACY FACTS:
- Adults who have not received high school diplomas are unemployed at nearly three times the rate of their peers with high school diplomas. (State of Oregon Employment Dept.)
- The literacy levels of parents are crucial in predicting their children's literacy levels and educational attainment. (National Institute for Literacy)
- More than 20% of adults read at or below a fifth-grade level, which prevents them from working at jobs with a living wage, hinders their ability to vote, and impedes their ability to read a newspaper. (National Institute for Literacy)
MISSION
"Our mission is to assist, develop, and facilitate literacy programs throughout the Portland metropolitan area. We are committed to helping provide the learning tools that are necessary to ensure that a basic education is available to everyone."Kris Magaurn, Chair,
Portland Literacy Council