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Vision Literacy - Adult Literacy Services
Vision
Vision Literacy is a nationally recognized leader
of community partnerships designed to empower adults through
literacy.
Mission
Vision Literacy provides innovative literacy services for
adults, empowering them to reach their goals and potential
by:
- Promoting
mutual commitments of learners and community partners,
and
- Providing
an accessible process for investing time, funding, and
other resources.
History
Vision Literacy came into existence as the Reading Program in 1985 in answer to the growing numbers of adults in Santa Clara County with difficulties in reading, writing, and basic math skills. It was an early member of the State Library's California Literacy Campaign. Begun as a service of the Santa Clara County Library, Vision Literacy currently serves all Santa Clara County libraries, as well as the City of Mountain View Public Library.
Our services include individual and small group tutoring that focuses on the specific needs of the learner:
- A
community literacy program for individuals who read or
write below the 9th grade level
- A
family literacy program designed to instill the love of
reading in both parents and children
- A
corrections literacy program for men and women that includes
two libraries
- A
literacy program that includes North and South County
literacy centers and health resource libraries
- Literacy
services for individuals, including new mothers, dealing
with alcohol and drug recovery issues
Funding
Vision Literacy's funding sources have included:
- Santa
Clara County and Mountain View Libraries
- California State
Library
- California Department
of Education
- California Literacy,
Inc.
- Santa Clara Valley
Heath & Hospital System
- Santa Clara County
Department of Alcohol and Drug Services
- Santa Clara County
Department of Correction
- Wallace-Reader's
Digest Funds
- Richard and Rhoda
Goldman Fund
- Friends of Vision
Literacy
- Individual contributors
- Santa Clara County
Department of Probation
- Laubach Literacy
- Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc.
Contact Information
Vision
Literacy
North County Office
540 Valley Way, Building 4
Milpitas, CA 95035
Tel: 408.262.1349
Fax: 408.956.9384
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Vision
Literacy
South County Office
Community Learning Center (CLC),
South County
42 Martin St.
Gilroy, CA 95020
Tel: 408.848.5366
Fax: 408.848.2950 |
Community
Learning Center (CLC),
North County
Administration Building
751 S. Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA 95128
Tel: 408.793.6738
Fax: 408.885.3222
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For more
information please contact us at 408.262.1349
or visit our website at http://www.visionliteracy.org |
