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5 Decades Of Reading Empowerment
“I By Jill Takasaki Canfield, executive director of Hawai‘i Literacy
t’s hard when you can’t read. We operate four programs across three I was afraid and felt guilty to islands: Adult Literacy offers one-on-one ask people for help and would tutoring; Bookmobile delivers books
ties; the English Learner Program helps adults strengthen their English language skills; and our Family Literacy Libraries provide books and homework assistance to ‘ohana at public housing sites.
end up catching any bus hoping I would and activities to underserved communi-
gettowhereIhadtogo.ButnowIhave another chance at life because I can read and write.”
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Notes like these, filled with hope and courage, remind me how essential read- ing and writing skills are something many of us take for granted. This reminder drives Hawai‘i Literacy to fulfill its mis- sion of empowering adults and children with reading, writing, and lifelong learn- ing skills to strengthen themselves, fam- ilies and communities.
We are launching our Digital Literacy Program in recognition of our 50th anni- versary and new realities that access to the internet and navigating online tools are as vital as basic literacy skills. We are partnering with the Workforce Resil- iency Initiative, whose aim is to connect 100,000 individuals with foundational digital literacy skills, a need magnified by the pandemic. Our program will en- sure that everyone, including adults who struggle with basic reading and writing, will also have this opportunity. The lack
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